How common is the surname Ruppe?

1,320 people in the United States had the surname Ruppe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 233,898 Americans. It ranked 20,192nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ruppe?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ruppe identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ruppe?

Philip Ruppe, American politician (1926–2026).

Where is the surname Ruppe most common?

Wikidata records people named Ruppe in the United States.

Is the surname Ruppe getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,337 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,320 in 2010, down 1.3%.

The surname Ruppe

A surname, carried by 1,320 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ruppe is more common than 87.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,320 people named Ruppe in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 233,898 Americans. That is down 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,337.

#20,192

rank among US surnames

1,320

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-1.3%

change since 2000 (was #18,892)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#20,183	Cusano	1,321	233,721
#20,192	Ruppe	1,320	233,898
#20,201	Redington	1,319	234,075

Who is named Ruppe

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

95% of people named Ruppe identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
Two or more races 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ruppes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Philip Ruppe
American politician (1926–2026)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ruppe

Ruppe 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 Ruppe?: 1,320 people in the United States had the surname Ruppe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 233,898 Americans. It ranked 20,192nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ruppe?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ruppe identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ruppe?: Philip Ruppe, American politician (1926–2026).
Where is the surname Ruppe most common?: Wikidata records people named Ruppe in the United States.
Is the surname Ruppe getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,337 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,320 in 2010, down 1.3%.