How common is the surname Ruoff?

1,086 people in the United States had the surname Ruoff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 284,296 Americans. It ranked 23,414th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ruoff?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Ruoff identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ruoff?

Alex Ruoff, American basketball player (born 1986).

Where is the surname Ruoff most common?

Wikidata records people named Ruoff in the United States.

Is the surname Ruoff getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,095 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,086 in 2010, down 0.8%.

The surname Ruoff

A surname, carried by 1,086 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ruoff is more common than 85.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,086 people named Ruoff in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 284,296 Americans. That is down 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,095.

#23,414

rank among US surnames

1,086

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.8%

change since 2000 (was #22,053)

Who is named Ruoff

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

96% of people named Ruoff identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ruoffs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alex Ruoff
American basketball player (born 1986)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ruoff

Ruoff has the Soundex code R100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R100.

Questions

How common is the surname Ruoff?: 1,086 people in the United States had the surname Ruoff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 284,296 Americans. It ranked 23,414th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ruoff?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Ruoff identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ruoff?: Alex Ruoff, American basketball player (born 1986).
Where is the surname Ruoff most common?: Wikidata records people named Ruoff in the United States.
Is the surname Ruoff getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,095 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,086 in 2010, down 0.8%.