How common is the surname Ruan?

3,676 people in the United States had the surname Ruan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,990 Americans. It ranked 8,907th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Ruan getting more or less common?

More common. 2,077 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,676 in 2010, up 77%.

Is Ruan also a first name?

Yes. Ruan 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.

The surname Ruan

A surname, carried by 3,676 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R500 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ruan is more common than 94.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,676 people named Ruan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 83,990 Americans. That is up 77% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,077.

#8,907

rank among US surnames

3,676

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+77%

change since 2000 (was #13,440)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,900	Brigman	3,679	83,921
#8,904	Billington	3,678	83,944
#8,906	Dear	3,677	83,967
#8,907	Marine	3,676	83,990
#8,909	Stapp	3,675	84,012
#8,911	Claus	3,674	84,035
#8,914	Sloane	3,673	84,058

Who is named Ruan

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

80% of people named Ruan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 15% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 80%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 15%
White (not Hispanic) 2.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ruan

Ruan has the Soundex code R500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R500.

Questions

How common is the surname Ruan?: 3,676 people in the United States had the surname Ruan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,990 Americans. It ranked 8,907th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ruan?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Ruan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 15% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Ruan getting more or less common?: More common. 2,077 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,676 in 2010, up 77%.
Is Ruan also a first name?: Yes. Ruan 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.