How Many People Have the Last Name Ruff?

15,383

people had the surname Ruff in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 19,194 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#2,369

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

5.21

In 2010

Largest Group

72.7%

White

Change Since 2000

+2.3%

+348 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Ruff (72.7%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 22.3%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Ruff ranks #1,769. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 75.5% to 72.7%.

White 72.7%
Black 22.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino 2.1%

📈 Change Since 2000

Ruff grew from 15,035 people in 2000 to 15,383 in 2010 (up 2.3%), and its rank fell from #2,220 to #2,369. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 5.57 to 5.21 people per 100,000.

20002010
People15,03515,383
Rank#2,220#2,369
Per 100,000 people5.575.21

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Ruff

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#2,366Vann15,416
#2,367Wray15,405
#2,368Trinh15,392
#2,369Ruff15,383
#2,370Sousa15,377
#2,371Mahan15,375
#2,372Leone15,364

🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike

Same Soundex code as Ruff: R100

Rubio 50,788 Rapp 14,107 Robb 13,402 Rupp 11,399 Roby 9,315 Ruby 9,091 Rife 6,620 Reeve 5,406

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