# Rue (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,023 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,721 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 61,466 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.4% (4,905 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Rue 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) | 75% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Rue in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Rue

- Sara Rue, American actress
- Betsy Rue, American actress
- Danny La Rue, British entertainer (1927–2009)

## Similar surnames

Rua, Ruh, Ray, Rowe, Roy, Roe, Rea, Rao, Rau, Rey, Rhea, Raya.

## 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.