Surname Checker / Ray
How Common Is the Last Name Ray?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Ray today
147,450
Ranked #220 of 162,254 published surnames · 45.15 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 133,171 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
74.97%
Black
17.54%
Asian / Pacific Islander
1.94%
Hispanic
2.56%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.