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    The surname Ruff

    A surname, carried by 15,383 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex R100

    Ruff: #2,369 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Ruff #2,369, 15,383 people Ruff: #2,369 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ruff #2,369, 15,383 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ruff is more common than 98.5% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 15,383 people named Ruff in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,071 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,035.

    #2,369
    rank among US surnames
    15,383
    people in 2010
    5.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.3%
    change since 2000 (was #2,220)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,360Tabor15,44519,990
    #2,361Tinsley15,44219,994
    #2,363Dawkins15,43120,008
    #2,364Sauer15,43020,009
    #2,365Elizondo15,41920,024
    #2,366Vann15,41620,028
    #2,367Wray15,40520,042

    Who is named Ruff

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

    73% of people named Ruff identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 73%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 22%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Ruffs

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Michelle Ruff
      American voice actress, born 1967
    • Leon Ruff
      American professional wrestler, born 1996
    • Matt Ruff
      American writer, born 1965

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Ruff

    Ruff has the Soundex code R100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R100.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Ruff?
    15,383 people in the United States had the surname Ruff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,071 Americans. It ranked 2,369th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ruff?
    In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Ruff identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Ruff?
    Michelle Ruff, American voice actress, followed by Leon Ruff.
    Where is the surname Ruff most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ruff in the United States.
    Is the surname Ruff getting more or less common?
    More common. 15,035 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,383 in 2010, up 2.3%.