How common is the surname Rufino?

1,267 people in the United States had the surname Rufino in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 243,682 Americans. It ranked 20,829th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Rufino getting more or less common?

More common. 795 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,267 in 2010, up 59%.

Is Rufino also a first name?

Yes. Rufino is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Rufino

A surname, carried by 1,267 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex R150

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rufino is more common than 87.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,267 people named Rufino in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 243,682 Americans. That is up 59% since 2000, when the Census counted 795.

#20,829

rank among US surnames

1,267

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+59.4%

change since 2000 (was #28,298)

Who is named Rufino

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

66% of people named Rufino identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 17% as white (not Hispanic) and 13% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 66%
White (not Hispanic) 17%
Asian and Pacific Islander 13%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rufino

Rufino has the Soundex code R150, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R150.

Questions

How common is the surname Rufino?: 1,267 people in the United States had the surname Rufino in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 243,682 Americans. It ranked 20,829th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rufino?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Rufino identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 17% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Rufino getting more or less common?: More common. 795 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,267 in 2010, up 59%.
Is Rufino also a first name?: Yes. Rufino is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.