How common is the surname Rubin?

23,165 people in the United States had the surname Rubin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,328 Americans. It ranked 1,553rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rubin?

Vera Rubin, American astronomer and physicist (1928-2016), followed by Rick Rubin.

Where is the surname Rubin most common?

Wikidata records people named Rubin in the United States, Austria–Hungary and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.

Is the surname Rubin getting more or less common?

More common. 22,969 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,165 in 2010, up 0.9%.

Is Rubin also a first name?

Yes. Rubin 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 Rubin

A patronymic surname, carried by 23,165 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). Rubin is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

A surname transferred from the given name.

Rubin 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 23,165 people named Rubin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,328 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 22,969.

#1,553

rank among US surnames

23,165

people in 2010

7.8

per 100,000 Americans

+0.9%

change since 2000 (was #1,425)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,544	Kimball	23,293	13,255
#1,545	Rainey	23,291	13,256
#1,546	Ivey	23,263	13,272
#1,547	Gee	23,241	13,285
#1,548	Butts	23,227	13,293
#1,549	Maher	23,222	13,295
#1,550	Jewell	23,187	13,315

Who is named Rubin

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

88% of people named Rubin identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rubins

26 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Vera Rubin
American astronomer and physicist (1928-2016)
Rick Rubin
American music producer (born 1963)
Andy Rubin
American businessman, born 1963
Ella Rubin
American actress (born 2001)
Gayle Rubin
American cultural anthropologist, activist, and feminist, born 1949
Robert Rubin
American banking executive, 70th US Treasury Secretary, born 1938
Chanda Rubin
American tennis player, born 1976
Jerry Rubin
American activist (1938–1994)
Jennifer Rubin
American actress (born 1962)
Dave Rubin
American political commentator (born 1976)
Ilan Rubin
American musician, born 1988
Bruce Joel Rubin
American screenwriter, born 1943

Notable Rubins come mostly from the United States (23), Austria–Hungary (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rubin

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

Questions

How common is the surname Rubin?: 23,165 people in the United States had the surname Rubin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,328 Americans. It ranked 1,553rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rubin?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Rubin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rubin?: Vera Rubin, American astronomer and physicist (1928-2016), followed by Rick Rubin.
Where is the surname Rubin most common?: Wikidata records people named Rubin in the United States, Austria–Hungary and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.
What type of surname is Rubin?: Rubin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Rubin getting more or less common?: More common. 22,969 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,165 in 2010, up 0.9%.
Is Rubin also a first name?: Yes. Rubin 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.