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

The last name Ruck has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also appear in the variant forms: Rück or Rűck. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 48,994^th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 693,722 people. The surname Ruck occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Ruck live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe. Ruck is also the 825,494^th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 127 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 4,174 people, or 1 in 19,287. In Germany Ruck is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 41 percent are found, Bavaria, where 20 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 59 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Ruck Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Ruck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ruck surname grew 561 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 493 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 233 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ruck Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ruck surname are 16.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.84% registered with the political party.

The amount Ruck earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 16.43% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,200 per year; in South Africa they earn 50.88% more than the national average, earning R 358,560 per year; in United States they earn 14.08% more than the national average, earning $49,223 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.04% more than the national average, earning $52,185 CAD per year.