Find out how popular the last name Rexrode is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Rexrode.

Rexrode, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Rexrode surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rexrode in America

Rexrode is the 16203rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rexrode surname appeared 1,782 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Rexrode.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rexrode to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Rexrode

The surname Rexrode has its origins in Germany, with the earliest recorded instances dating back to the 16th century. The name is believed to be derived from a combination of the German words "rex" meaning "king" and "rode" referring to a clearing or a small settlement, indicating that the name likely originated from a place name.

One of the earliest known references to the Rexrode name can be found in the records of the town of Rheinbach, located in the Rhineland region of Germany, where a family with the surname Rexrode was documented in the late 1500s. It is possible that the name was initially associated with a small village or hamlet in this area, which may have been named something similar to "Königsrode" or "Königsrodung" (meaning "king's clearing").

In the 17th century, records show the presence of individuals with the Rexrode surname in various parts of Germany, including the states of Saxony and Brandenburg. One notable individual from this period was Johann Rexrode, a Protestant minister born in 1625 in the town of Wittenberg, who played a role in the religious conflicts of the time.

As the centuries progressed, the Rexrode name spread throughout Germany and eventually made its way to other parts of Europe and beyond. In the late 18th century, a family with the Rexrode surname is recorded as having settled in the Netherlands, where the name was sometimes spelled as "Rexraat" or "Rexraad."

During the 19th century, several individuals with the Rexrode surname immigrated to North America, particularly to the United States. One such individual was Karl Rexrode, born in 1832 in the German state of Bavaria, who settled in Pennsylvania after arriving in the United States in the 1850s.

Another notable figure from the 19th century was Friedrich Rexrode, a German-American artist born in 1837 in the town of Aachen, who gained recognition for his landscape paintings depicting scenes from the American West.

In the 20th century, the Rexrode surname continued to be present in various parts of the world, with individuals bearing the name making contributions in various fields. One such individual was Edith Rexrode, an American writer and journalist born in 1901 in West Virginia, whose works focused on the Appalachian region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rexrode

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Rexrode.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Rexrode was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Rexrode has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Rexrode was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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