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    The surname Reuben

    A patronymic surname, carried by 1,194 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɹu.bən/ 2 syllables Soundex R150 Also a first name

    Reuben: #21,774 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Reuben #21,774, 1,194 people Reuben: #21,774 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Reuben #21,774, 1,194 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Reuben is more common than 86.6% of them.

    Origin

    * From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén), from רְאוּ (r'ú, “see [masculine plural imperative]”) + בֵּן (ben, “son”); its literal meaning is therefore roughly, "See, all: a son!" * There are several unconfirmed etymologies for the name of the sandwich.

    Reuben is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,194 people named Reuben in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 258,581 Americans. That is up 5.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,129.

    #21,774
    rank among US surnames
    1,194
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.8%
    change since 2000 (was #21,553)

    Who is named Reuben

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    47% of people named Reuben identified as white (not Hispanic), 33% as Black (not Hispanic) and 7.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 47%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 33%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 7.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 5.9%
    • Two or more races 3.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Reuben

    Reuben has the Soundex code R150, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R150.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Reuben come from?
    * From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén), from רְאוּ (r'ú, “see [masculine plural imperative]”) + בֵּן (ben, “son”); its literal meaning is therefore roughly, "See, all: a son!" * There are several unconfirmed etymologies for the name of the sandwich.
    How common is the surname Reuben?
    1,194 people in the United States had the surname Reuben in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 258,581 Americans. It ranked 21,774th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Reuben?
    In the 2010 Census, 47% of people named Reuben identified as white (not Hispanic), and 33% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Reuben?
    Reuben is /ˈɹu.bən/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Reuben?
    Reuben is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Reuben getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,129 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,194 in 2010, up 5.8%.
    What are other spellings of Reuben?
    Ruben, Rubin and Rube.
    Is Reuben also a first name?
    Yes. Reuben is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.