How Many People Have the Last Name Ruby?
people had the surname Ruby in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 32,468 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+136 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Ruby (88.7%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 6.3%, are Hispanic or Latino. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Ruby ranks #2,947. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Ruby grew from 8,955 people in 2000 to 9,091 in 2010 (up 1.5%), and its rank fell from #3,646 to #3,904. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 3.32 to 3.08 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 8,955 | 9,091 |
| Rank | #3,646 | #3,904 |
| Per 100,000 people | 3.32 | 3.08 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Ruby
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Ruby: R100
👤 Ruby as a First Name
Ruby is a first name too: about 155,759 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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