How common is the surname Ruden?

618 people in the United States had the surname Ruden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 499,588 Americans. It ranked 36,246th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ruden?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Ruden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Ruden getting more or less common?

Less common. 705 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 618 in 2010, down 12%.

The surname Ruden

A German surname, carried by 618 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R350

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ruden is more common than 77.7% of them.

Origin

German origin

Two main origins: * Borrowed from German Ruden or Rüden. * Borrowed from Swedish Rudén.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 618 people named Ruden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 499,588 Americans. That is down 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 705.

#36,246

rank among US surnames

618

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-12.3%

change since 2000 (was #31,126)

Who is named Ruden

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

96% of people named Ruden identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ruden

Ruden has the Soundex code R350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R350.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ruden come from?: Two main origins: * Borrowed from German Ruden or Rüden. * Borrowed from Swedish Rudén.
How common is the surname Ruden?: 618 people in the United States had the surname Ruden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 499,588 Americans. It ranked 36,246th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ruden?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Ruden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Ruden getting more or less common?: Less common. 705 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 618 in 2010, down 12%.