How common is the surname Rueda?

9,253 people in the United States had the surname Rueda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,367 Americans. It ranked 3,829th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rueda?

Luis Rueda, Argentine footballer.

Where is the surname Rueda most common?

Wikidata records people named Rueda in Argentina.

Is the surname Rueda getting more or less common?

More common. 6,513 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,253 in 2010, up 42%.

The surname Rueda

A surname, carried by 9,253 people in the United States.

3 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). Rueda is more common than 97.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,253 people named Rueda in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,367 Americans. That is up 42% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,513.

#3,829

rank among US surnames

9,253

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+42.1%

change since 2000 (was #4,953)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,820	Whitson	9,273	33,295
#3,822	Bohn	9,272	33,299
#3,823	Bourne	9,270	33,306
#3,824	Hanes	9,268	33,313
#3,825	Ruggiero	9,263	33,331
#3,826	Fitzsimmons	9,260	33,342
#3,827	Luis	9,255	33,360

Who is named Rueda

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

93% of people named Rueda identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
White (not Hispanic) 5.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
Two or more races 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Ruedas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Luis Rueda
Argentine footballer, born 1972

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rueda

Rueda 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 Rueda?: 9,253 people in the United States had the surname Rueda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,367 Americans. It ranked 3,829th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rueda?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Rueda identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.0% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rueda?: Luis Rueda, Argentine footballer.
Where is the surname Rueda most common?: Wikidata records people named Rueda in Argentina.
Is the surname Rueda getting more or less common?: More common. 6,513 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,253 in 2010, up 42%.