The surname Ruelas
A surname, carried by 11,505 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex R420
Origin
From Galician/Portuguese Ruelas, usually via Spanish as it is very prevalent in Mexico, while rare in Brazil and apparently extinct in Portugal.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 11,505 people named Ruelas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 26,836 Americans. That is up 43% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,033.
#3,140
rank among US surnames
11,505
people in 2010
3.9
per 100,000 Americans
+43.2%
change since 2000 (was #4,079)
Who is named Ruelas
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
95% of people named Ruelas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 3.2% as white (not Hispanic).
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 95%
- White (not Hispanic) 3.2%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
- Two or more races 0.2%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.1%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Questions
- Where does the surname Ruelas come from?
- From Galician/Portuguese Ruelas, usually via Spanish as it is very prevalent in Mexico, while rare in Brazil and apparently extinct in Portugal.
- How common is the surname Ruelas?
- 11,505 people in the United States had the surname Ruelas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,836 Americans. It ranked 3,140th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Ruelas?
- In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ruelas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 3.2% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Ruelas getting more or less common?
- More common. 8,033 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,505 in 2010, up 43%.