How common is the surname Ruddy?

3,258 people in the United States had the surname Ruddy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 94,765 Americans. It ranked 9,917th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ruddy?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Ruddy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ruddy?

Albert S. Ruddy, American film producer and screenwriter (1930–2024), followed by Joe Ruddy.

Where is the surname Ruddy most common?

Wikidata records people named Ruddy in the United States and Canada.

Is the surname Ruddy getting more or less common?

More common. 3,034 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,258 in 2010, up 7.4%.

The surname Ruddy

A surname, carried by 3,258 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ruddy is more common than 93.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,258 people named Ruddy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 94,765 Americans. That is up 7.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,034.

#9,917

rank among US surnames

3,258

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+7.4%

change since 2000 (was #9,831)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,910	Everly	3,262	94,649
#9,912	Mijares	3,259	94,736
#9,917	Deem	3,258	94,765
#9,919	McCully	3,256	94,824
#9,923	Guay	3,255	94,853
#9,924	Lagos	3,254	94,882
#9,925	Krone	3,253	94,911

Who is named Ruddy

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

94% of people named Ruddy identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ruddys

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Albert S. Ruddy
American film producer and screenwriter (1930–2024)
Joe Ruddy
American swimmer, water polo player and coach (1878–1962)
Christopher Ruddy
American journalist, born 1965

Notable Ruddys come mostly from the United States (2) and Canada (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ruddy

Ruddy has the Soundex code R300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R300.

Questions

How common is the surname Ruddy?: 3,258 people in the United States had the surname Ruddy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 94,765 Americans. It ranked 9,917th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ruddy?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Ruddy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ruddy?: Albert S. Ruddy, American film producer and screenwriter (1930–2024), followed by Joe Ruddy.
Where is the surname Ruddy most common?: Wikidata records people named Ruddy in the United States and Canada.
Is the surname Ruddy getting more or less common?: More common. 3,034 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,258 in 2010, up 7.4%.