How Many People Have the Last Name Ruth?
people had the surname Ruth in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 19,646 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
−469 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Ruth (82.5%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 11.8%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Ruth ranks #1,797. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 84.8% to 82.5%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Ruth fell from 15,481 people in 2000 to 15,012 in 2010 (down 3%), and its rank fell from #2,150 to #2,414.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 15,481 | 15,012 |
| Rank | #2,150 | #2,414 |
| Per 100,000 people | 5.74 | 5.09 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Ruth
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Ruth: R300
👤 Ruth as a First Name
Ruth is a first name too: about 221,386 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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