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    The surname Ruffner

    A surname, carried by 2,994 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R156

    Ruffner: #10,679 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Ruffner #10,679, 2,994 people Ruffner: #10,679 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ruffner #10,679, 2,994 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ruffner is more common than 93.4% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,994 people named Ruffner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 103,121 Americans. That is down 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,090.

    #10,679
    rank among US surnames
    2,994
    people in 2010
    1.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    -3.1%
    change since 2000 (was #9,649)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #10,671Bolivar2,997103,018
    #10,675Patin2,996103,053
    #10,678Lian2,995103,087
    #10,679Ruffner2,994103,121
    #10,681Banas2,993103,156
    #10,683Hayashi2,992103,190
    #10,686Runkle2,991103,225

    Who is named Ruffner

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

    92% of people named Ruffner identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Ruffner?
    2,994 people in the United States had the surname Ruffner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 103,121 Americans. It ranked 10,679th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ruffner?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Ruffner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Ruffner getting more or less common?
    Less common. 3,090 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,994 in 2010, down 3.1%.