How common is the surname Ruben?

2,884 people in the United States had the surname Ruben in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 107,055 Americans. It ranked 11,026th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Ruben getting more or less common?

More common. 2,794 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,884 in 2010, up 3.2%.

Is Ruben also a first name?

Yes. Ruben 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 Ruben

A patronymic surname, carried by 2,884 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R150 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). Ruben is more common than 93.2% of them.

Origin

From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).

Ruben 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 2,884 people named Ruben in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 107,055 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,794.

#11,026

rank among US surnames

2,884

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #10,532)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,021	Bourassa	2,886	106,980
#11,025	Milazzo	2,885	107,018
#11,026	Feder	2,884	107,055
#11,030	Hauge	2,883	107,092
#11,031	Chambless	2,882	107,129
#11,035	Foret	2,881	107,166

Who is named Ruben

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

68% of people named Ruben identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 8.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 4.2%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Ruben

Ruben 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 Ruben come from?: From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).
How common is the surname Ruben?: 2,884 people in the United States had the surname Ruben in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 107,055 Americans. It ranked 11,026th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ruben?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Ruben identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
What type of surname is Ruben?: Ruben is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Ruben getting more or less common?: More common. 2,794 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,884 in 2010, up 3.2%.
What are other spellings of Ruben?: Rubin and Reuben.
Is Ruben also a first name?: Yes. Ruben 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.