Rasmussen is used as a family name or surname in Germany, Denmark. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Rasmussen
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Germany, Denmark
Meaning:

The lastname Rasmussen is variation of Assman. A donkey driver. A book printed by Wynkyn de Worde, entitled "Informacyon for Pylgrymes," has the following direction:
"Also whan ye take your asse at porte Jaffe (Joppa) be not too longe behynule your felowes, for and yo come betyme, ye may chuse the best mule or asse that ye can, for ye shall pay no more for the best than the worst. Also ye must gyve your Asseman there of curtesy a grote of Venyse."

The son of Rasmus, a variant of Erasmus meaning "amiable".

A variant of Raskin. Descendant, or son, of Rashe, a pet form of Rachel meaning "the ewe".

How popular is Rasmussen?

Rasmussen is common in Denmark, United States, Norway, Australia, Canada, Sweden, Germany, Samoa, New Zealand, England, Argentina, Thailand, Faroe Islands, Brazil, Greenland, South Africa, France, Spain, Peru, Switzerland, Netherlands, Ireland.

Rasmussen is ranked 3580 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Rasmussen bearers increased by 3.34 per cent in 2010 US census to 36636 since 2000, the surname slipped by 54 spots and ranked at 947. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.55 96.02
Hispanic or Latino 2.58 1.62
Others 1.43 1.18
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.82 0.67
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.35 0.32
Black 0.27 0.2
Rasmussen is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Denmark which signifies that it is originated from Denmark. Around 156873 people have been found who wears Rasmussen as their family name. Rasmussen is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Rasmussen:
9 Denmark79,506
857 United States49,823
Countries with thousands of Rasmussen:
41 Norway8,131
1,096 Australia3,635
1,519 Canada3,612
434 Sweden2,152
8,583 Germany1,198
16 Samoa1,177
Countries with hundreds of Rasmussen:
791 New Zealand919
7,860 England820
5,521 Argentina661
18,066 Thailand586
10 Faroe Islands567
14,711 Brazil556
21 Greenland518
14,016 South Africa460
25,556 France405
14,070 Spain226
7,871 Peru217
8,253 Switzerland120
22,896 Netherlands110
3,381 Ireland105
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,966 Scotland88
2,567 Estonia84
6,969 Chile78
22,068 Belgium72
6,835 Portugal66
4,483 Wales65
3,478 Singapore64
9,588 Finland60
73,160 Italy54
1,842 Luxembourg54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,103 Paraguay48
8,136 Dominican Republic46
10,051 Ecuador39
35,163 Japan36
194,829 Russia36
19,099 United Arab Emirates34
15,561 Venezuela29
92 Cook Islands28
9,043 Qatar28
85,446 Poland26
155,597 Philippines26
5,605 Northern Ireland22
3,382 China22
32,346 Israel21
49,801 Austria16
1,850 Iceland16
1,043 United States Virgin Islands16
15,450 Colombia14
83,604 Malaysia14
20,848 Uruguay11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
80,937 Czechia10
43,480 Mexico10
1,511 Aruba9
7,343 Cuba9
991 Gibraltar6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Hans Rasmussen worked as country man and hailed from Hessen. 20 years old embarked for Wisconsin from Hamburg on Copernicus and arrived on June 23, 1855. 21 years old Peter Rasmussen, Peter Rasmussen (20) Miller, Miller Peter Rasmussen, Chatharine Rasmussen, aged 25, Niels Rasmussen (21) Farmer, Giese Rasmussen, 30 years old P. Rasmussen, 21 years old P. Rasmussen, Hans Rasmussen (33) Smith, 33 years old Martin Rasmussen, and 344 other Rasmussen around 37.44% of whom were laborer while others worked as miller and smith, farm laborer, servant, mechanic, spinster, joiner, daughter, gardener, dealer, merchant, clerk migrated to US from Hamburg, Hamburg & Southampton, Havre and Liverpool.

Rasmussen Namesakes

  • Flemming Rasmussen, Danish engineer, producer
  • Karen-Lisbeth Rasmussen, Danish ceramist and designer, born 30 June 1944
  • Sunleif Rasmussen, Rasmussen studied in Norway
  • Egil Rasmussen, Norwegian author, literature critic and pianist
  • Halfdan Rasmussen, Danish poet
  • Eldon Rasmussen, former driver in the USAC Championship Car series
  • Flint Rasmussen, is perhaps the most famous "rodeo clown" or "rodeo barrelman"
  • Karl Johan Rasmussen, Norwegian long-distance runner
  • Steen Rasmussen, Danish physicist mainly working
  • Viktor Rasmussen, Danish gymnast
  • Andreas Rasmussen, Danish field hockey player
  • Erik Veje Rasmussen, former Danish handball player
  • Knud Rasmussen, Greenlandic–Danish polar explorer and anthropologist
  • Pamela C. Rasmussen, prominent American ornithologist and expert on Asian birds
  • Steen Eiler Rasmussen, architect
  • Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen, Danish engineer and industrialist
  • Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Danish politician
  • Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, officeholder
  • Jonas Rasmussen, male badminton player from Denmark
  • Tom Rasmussen, retired member of the Seattle City Council
  • Scott Rasmussen, American political analyst and digital media entrepreneur
  • Phil Rasmussen, Army Air Corps second lieutenant assigned to the 46th Pursuit Squadron at Wheeler Field on the island of Oahu during the Japanese attack on December 7
  • Rie Rasmussen, Danish actress, film director, writer, model
  • Thomas Rasmussen, former Danish footballer and currently the manager of the best women team of Taastrup FC
  • Dennis F. Rasmussen, American politician from the state of Maryland
  • Theis F. Rasmussen, Danish football goalkeeper currently unattached
  • Bruce Rasmussen, American television producer and writer
  • Blair Rasmussen, retired American professional basketball player
  • Elton Rasmussen, Australian professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s
  • Steffen Rasmussen, retired Danish professional football player
  • Troels Rasmussen, Danish former football player
  • Kemp Rasmussen, American football defensive lineman
  • Anders Rasmussen, Danish retired footballer
  • Willy Rasmussen, Norwegian javelin thrower
  • Dan Rasmussen, Iowa State Representative
  • Randy Rasmussen, American football guard for fifteen seasons for the New York Jets
  • Stefan G. Rasmussen, Danish former pilot
  • Eric Rasmussen, former Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Mark Rasmussen, midfielder
  • Wayne Rasmussen, American football player
  • Hans Rasmussen, pitcher for the Chicago Whales professional baseball team

Rasmussen Namesakes

  • Flemming Rasmussen, Danish engineer, producer
  • Karen-Lisbeth Rasmussen, Danish ceramist and designer, born 30 June 1944
  • Sunleif Rasmussen, Rasmussen studied in Norway
  • Egil Rasmussen, Norwegian author, literature critic and pianist
  • Halfdan Rasmussen, Danish poet
  • Eldon Rasmussen, former driver in the USAC Championship Car series
  • Flint Rasmussen, is perhaps the most famous "rodeo clown" or "rodeo barrelman"
  • Karl Johan Rasmussen, Norwegian long-distance runner
  • Steen Rasmussen, Danish physicist mainly working
  • Viktor Rasmussen, Danish gymnast
  • Andreas Rasmussen, Danish field hockey player
  • Erik Veje Rasmussen, former Danish handball player
  • Knud Rasmussen, Greenlandic–Danish polar explorer and anthropologist
  • Pamela C. Rasmussen, prominent American ornithologist and expert on Asian birds
  • Steen Eiler Rasmussen, architect
  • Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen, Danish engineer and industrialist
  • Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Danish politician
  • Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, officeholder
  • Jonas Rasmussen, male badminton player from Denmark
  • Tom Rasmussen, retired member of the Seattle City Council
  • Scott Rasmussen, American political analyst and digital media entrepreneur
  • Phil Rasmussen, Army Air Corps second lieutenant assigned to the 46th Pursuit Squadron at Wheeler Field on the island of Oahu during the Japanese attack on December 7
  • Rie Rasmussen, Danish actress, film director, writer, model
  • Thomas Rasmussen, former Danish footballer and currently the manager of the best women team of Taastrup FC
  • Dennis F. Rasmussen, American politician from the state of Maryland
  • Theis F. Rasmussen, Danish football goalkeeper currently unattached
  • Bruce Rasmussen, American television producer and writer
  • Blair Rasmussen, retired American professional basketball player
  • Elton Rasmussen, Australian professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s
  • Steffen Rasmussen, retired Danish professional football player
  • Troels Rasmussen, Danish former football player
  • Kemp Rasmussen, American football defensive lineman
  • Anders Rasmussen, Danish retired footballer
  • Willy Rasmussen, Norwegian javelin thrower
  • Dan Rasmussen, Iowa State Representative
  • Randy Rasmussen, American football guard for fifteen seasons for the New York Jets
  • Stefan G. Rasmussen, Danish former pilot
  • Eric Rasmussen, former Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Mark Rasmussen, midfielder
  • Wayne Rasmussen, American football player
  • Hans Rasmussen, pitcher for the Chicago Whales professional baseball team

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