# Rubin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/rubin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 23,165 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,553 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 13,328 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.9% (22,969 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Rubin in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Rubin in the United States, Austria–Hungary, the United Kingdom and Austria.

## People named Rubin

- Vera Rubin, American astronomer and physicist (1928-2016)
- Rick Rubin, American music producer (born 1963)
- Andy Rubin, American businessman
- Ella Rubin, American actress (born 2001)
- Gayle Rubin, American cultural anthropologist, activist, and feminist
- Robert Rubin, American banking executive, 70th US Treasury Secretary
- Chanda Rubin, American tennis player
- Jerry Rubin, American activist (1938–1994)
- Jennifer Rubin, American actress (born 1962)
- Dave Rubin, American political commentator (born 1976)
- Ilan Rubin, American musician
- Bruce Joel Rubin, American screenwriter

and 14 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Rubino, Robin, Ruben, Rabin, Reuben, Ruffin, Ruffino, Rufino, Rabon, Raven, Raybon, Rehbein.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.