How common is the surname Rutledge?

26,887 people in the United States had the surname Rutledge in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,483 Americans. It ranked 1,306th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rutledge?

Edward Rutledge, American politician, youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence (1749-1800), followed by Wiley Rutledge.

Where is the surname Rutledge most common?

Wikidata records people named Rutledge in the United States.

Is the surname Rutledge getting more or less common?

More common. 26,010 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,887 in 2010, up 3.4%.

The surname Rutledge

A surname, carried by 26,887 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R343

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rutledge is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

A surname of uncertain etymology.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 26,887 people named Rutledge in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,483 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 26,010.

#1,306

rank among US surnames

26,887

people in 2010

9.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #1,241)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,297	Lemus	27,079	11,402
#1,298	Covington	27,068	11,406
#1,299	Madrigal	27,033	11,421
#1,300	Clemons	27,022	11,426
#1,301	Rosado	26,998	11,436
#1,302	Broussard	26,971	11,447
#1,303	McGinnis	26,953	11,455

Who is named Rutledge

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

75% of people named Rutledge identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rutledges

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edward Rutledge
American politician, youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence (1749-1800)
Wiley Rutledge
American Supreme Court justice (1894-1949)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Ratledge

Rutledge has the Soundex code R343, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R343.

Questions

How common is the surname Rutledge?: 26,887 people in the United States had the surname Rutledge in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,483 Americans. It ranked 1,306th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rutledge?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Rutledge identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rutledge?: Edward Rutledge, American politician, youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence (1749-1800), followed by Wiley Rutledge.
Where is the surname Rutledge most common?: Wikidata records people named Rutledge in the United States.
Is the surname Rutledge getting more or less common?: More common. 26,010 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,887 in 2010, up 3.4%.
What are other spellings of Rutledge?: Ratledge.