How common is the surname Reuss?

1,309 people in the United States had the surname Reuss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 235,864 Americans. It ranked 20,309th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Reuss?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Reuss identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Reuss?

Leo Reuss, Austrian-American actor (1891–1946), followed by Henry LI, Prince of Reuss-Ebersdorf.

Where is the surname Reuss most common?

Wikidata records people named Reuss in Germany, Austria and Reuss-Ebersdorf and 2 other countries.

Is the surname Reuss getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,445 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,309 in 2010, down 9.4%.

The surname Reuss

A German surname, carried by 1,309 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Reuss is more common than 87.5% of them.

Origin

German origin

German surname for a cobbler, from the obsolete Middle High German (alt)riusse. Also from the noun Russe (“Russian”). For the river see Reuss below.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,309 people named Reuss in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 235,864 Americans. That is down 9.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,445.

#20,309

rank among US surnames

1,309

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-9.4%

change since 2000 (was #17,859)

Who is named Reuss

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

96% of people named Reuss identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Two or more races 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Reusss

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Leo Reuss
Austrian-American actor (1891–1946)
Henry LI, Prince of Reuss-Ebersdorf
(1761-1822)
Prince Heinrich XV of Reuss-Plauen
Austrian Field Marshal (1751-1825)
Heinrich II Reuss-Obergreiz
(1696-1722)
Henry S. Reuss
American politician (1912-2002)
August Emanuel von Reuss
Austrian geologist and palaeontologist (1811–1873)
Heinrich XXIV.
(1681-1748)

Notable Reusss come mostly from Germany (2), Austria (1) and Reuss-Ebersdorf (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Reuss

Reuss has the Soundex code R200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R200.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Reuss come from?: German surname for a cobbler, from the obsolete Middle High German (alt)riusse. Also from the noun Russe (“Russian”). For the river see Reuss below.
How common is the surname Reuss?: 1,309 people in the United States had the surname Reuss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 235,864 Americans. It ranked 20,309th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Reuss?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Reuss identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Reuss?: Leo Reuss, Austrian-American actor (1891–1946), followed by Henry LI, Prince of Reuss-Ebersdorf.
Where is the surname Reuss most common?: Wikidata records people named Reuss in Germany, Austria and Reuss-Ebersdorf and 2 other countries.
Is the surname Reuss getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,445 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,309 in 2010, down 9.4%.