How common is the surname Ruppert?

5,186 people in the United States had the surname Ruppert in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,534 Americans. It ranked 6,535th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ruppert?

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

Who is the most famous person named Ruppert?

Jacob Ruppert, American businessman, politician (1867–1939), followed by Michael Ruppert.

Where is the surname Ruppert most common?

Wikidata records people named Ruppert in the United States.

Is the surname Ruppert getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,233 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,186 in 2010, down 0.9%.

The surname Ruppert

A surname, carried by 5,186 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R163

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ruppert is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,186 people named Ruppert in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,534 Americans. That is down 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,233.

#6,535

rank among US surnames

5,186

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

-0.9%

change since 2000 (was #6,045)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,530	Gambrell	5,190	59,489
#6,531	Mallon	5,188	59,511
#6,532	Hafner	5,187	59,523
#6,535	Lander	5,186	59,534

Who is named Ruppert

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

95% of people named Ruppert identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rupperts

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jacob Ruppert
American businessman, politician (1867–1939)
Michael Ruppert
American author (1951–2014)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ruppert

Ruppert has the Soundex code R163, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R163.

Questions

How common is the surname Ruppert?: 5,186 people in the United States had the surname Ruppert in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,534 Americans. It ranked 6,535th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ruppert?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ruppert identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ruppert?: Jacob Ruppert, American businessman, politician (1867–1939), followed by Michael Ruppert.
Where is the surname Ruppert most common?: Wikidata records people named Ruppert in the United States.
Is the surname Ruppert getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,233 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,186 in 2010, down 0.9%.