How common is the surname Ruhl?

4,462 people in the United States had the surname Ruhl in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 69,194 Americans. It ranked 7,468th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ruhl?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ruhl identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ruhl?

Sarah Ruhl, American writer and playwright (born 1974).

Where is the surname Ruhl most common?

Wikidata records people named Ruhl in the United States.

Is the surname Ruhl getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,541 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,462 in 2010, down 1.7%.

The surname Ruhl

A surname, carried by 4,462 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ruhl is more common than 95.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,462 people named Ruhl in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 69,194 Americans. That is down 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,541.

#7,468

rank among US surnames

4,462

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

-1.7%

change since 2000 (was #6,826)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,465	Boyett	4,465	69,148
#7,466	Hance	4,464	69,163
#7,467	Lambright	4,463	69,179
#7,468	Ruhl	4,462	69,194

Who is named Ruhl

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

95% of people named Ruhl identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ruhls

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sarah Ruhl
American writer and playwright (born 1974)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ruhl

Ruhl has the Soundex code R400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R400.

Questions

How common is the surname Ruhl?: 4,462 people in the United States had the surname Ruhl in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 69,194 Americans. It ranked 7,468th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ruhl?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ruhl identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ruhl?: Sarah Ruhl, American writer and playwright (born 1974).
Where is the surname Ruhl most common?: Wikidata records people named Ruhl in the United States.
Is the surname Ruhl getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,541 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,462 in 2010, down 1.7%.