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    The surname Ruffing

    A surname, carried by 2,446 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R152

    Ruffing: #12,649 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Ruffing #12,649, 2,446 people Ruffing: #12,649 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ruffing #12,649, 2,446 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ruffing is more common than 92.2% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,446 people named Ruffing in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 126,225 Americans. That is up 36% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,793.

    #12,649
    rank among US surnames
    2,446
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +36.4%
    change since 2000 (was #15,093)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,642Imes2,448126,122
    #12,644Konopka2,447126,173
    #12,649Calero2,446126,225
    #12,652Fullen2,445126,276
    #12,656Houghtaling2,444126,328

    Who is named Ruffing

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

    92% of people named Ruffing identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Ruffing?
    2,446 people in the United States had the surname Ruffing in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 126,225 Americans. It ranked 12,649th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ruffing?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Ruffing identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Ruffing getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,793 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,446 in 2010, up 36%.