How common is the surname Unruh?

7,835 people in the United States had the surname Unruh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,406 Americans. It ranked 4,524th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Unruh?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Unruh identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Unruh?

Howard Unruh, American mass murderer.

Where is the surname Unruh most common?

Wikidata records people named Unruh in the United States.

Is the surname Unruh getting more or less common?

More common. 7,296 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,835 in 2010, up 7.4%.

The surname Unruh

A surname, carried by 7,835 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex U560

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Unruh is more common than 97.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,835 people named Unruh in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 39,406 Americans. That is up 7.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,296.

#4,524

rank among US surnames

7,835

people in 2010

2.7

per 100,000 Americans

+7.4%

change since 2000 (was #4,473)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,515	Riordan	7,848	39,341
#4,517	Volpe	7,847	39,346
#4,518	Conlon	7,845	39,356
#4,519	Servin	7,842	39,371
#4,521	Mertz	7,841	39,376
#4,522	Stephan	7,840	39,381
#4,523	Flora	7,837	39,396

Who is named Unruh

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

96% of people named Unruh identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Two or more races 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Unruhs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Howard Unruh
American mass murderer, 1921–2009

Questions

How common is the surname Unruh?: 7,835 people in the United States had the surname Unruh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,406 Americans. It ranked 4,524th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Unruh?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Unruh identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Unruh?: Howard Unruh, American mass murderer.
Where is the surname Unruh most common?: Wikidata records people named Unruh in the United States.
Is the surname Unruh getting more or less common?: More common. 7,296 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,835 in 2010, up 7.4%.