How common is the surname Runge?

5,139 people in the United States had the surname Runge in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,079 Americans. It ranked 6,591st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Runge?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Runge identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Runge?

Herbert Runge, boxer (1913–1986).

Where is the surname Runge most common?

Wikidata records people named Runge in Germany.

Is the surname Runge getting more or less common?

More common. 4,921 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,139 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname Runge

A surname, carried by 5,139 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Runge is more common than 95.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,139 people named Runge in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 60,079 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,921.

#6,591

rank among US surnames

5,139

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #6,370)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,588	Beane	5,142	60,044
#6,589	Kranz	5,141	60,056
#6,590	Yanes	5,140	60,067
#6,591	Knighton	5,139	60,079

Who is named Runge

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

95% of people named Runge identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Runges

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Herbert Runge
Boxer (1913–1986)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Runge

Runge has the Soundex code R520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R520.

Questions

How common is the surname Runge?: 5,139 people in the United States had the surname Runge in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,079 Americans. It ranked 6,591st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Runge?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Runge identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Runge?: Herbert Runge, boxer (1913–1986).
Where is the surname Runge most common?: Wikidata records people named Runge in Germany.
Is the surname Runge getting more or less common?: More common. 4,921 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,139 in 2010, up 4.4%.