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Where Does The Last Name Ruby Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Ruby (Arabic: رُوبي, Hindi: रूबी, Oriya: ରୁବି) is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Rüby or Rubý. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruby? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Ruby is the 18,839^th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 249,224 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Ruby live; 46 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ruby is also the 1,872^nd most prevalent forename globally, held by 534,981 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 12,565 people, or 1 in 28,847. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 9 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found and Maryland, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname exists in 114 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 19 percent are found and Egypt, where 5 percent are found.

Ruby Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Ruby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ruby surname grew 534 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 325 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 303 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 118 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 10 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ruby Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (53%) in Ireland and Sunni (80%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Ruby last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.54% registered with the political party.

The amount Ruby earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.68% less than the national average, earning 250,301 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 31.78% more than the national average, earning $29,916,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.65% more than the national average, earning $43,860 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.29% more than the national average, earning $62,747 CAD per year.