Rucker Surname

16,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Rucker Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Hrodgaer (fame, spear).

Rucker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States32,4201:11,1801,386
Germany6081:132,41016,131
Austria3121:27,2934,325
Brazil2711:789,94228,681
Canada721:511,74443,418
Australia661:409,02632,879
Argentina601:712,39048,679
France571:1,165,311123,217
England531:1,051,28451,324
Israel431:199,01519,367
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Panama121:326,0227,351
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Liechtenstein51:7,6761,080
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,4761:9,1711,163

The alternate forms: Rücker (8,048) & Rűcker (32) are calculated separately.

Rucker (218) may also be a first name.

Rucker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Hrodgaer (fame, spear).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Rucker Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rucker Come From? nationality or country of origin

Rucker (Arabic: روكر) is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant: Rücker or Rűcker. For other potential spellings of Rucker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rucker? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 16,294th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 213,680 people. The surname Rucker occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Rucker reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Rucker is also the 611,412th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 218 people.

The surname Rucker is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 32,420 people, or 1 in 11,180. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Georgia, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 2 percent reside and Austria, where 1 percent reside.

Rucker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rucker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rucker surname grew 592 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 102 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rucker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rucker surname are 10.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.59% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rucker earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 9.62% less than the national average, earning $38,998 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.45% more than the national average, earning $69,778 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rücker948,048/
Rűcker9432/
Ruecker921,085/
Reucker92101/
Roucker927/
Ruicker924/
Ruccker922/
Ruckerd922/
Rukcker921/
Ruckier921/
Ruczker921/
Ruckher920/
Ruker9121/
Rucer911/
Rueckher8615/
Reuckert869/
Hruckert861/
Rusckert860/
Ruickert860/
Ricker8313,887/
Rocker835,243/
Rauker83194/
Rucher83141/
Reuker83120/
Rukher8395/
Rukere8321/
Rouker8316/
Rukert8312/
Rudker8311/
Rueker8310/
Rukker838/
Reucer838/
Rutker836/
Rugker834/
Rukcer831/
Ruzker831/
Ruicer831/
Ruiker831/
Rucger831/
Roucer831/
Ruhcer830/
Ruckerova801/
Roecker772,313/
Riecker77838/
Roucher77800/
Raucher77420/
Reucher77292/
Rickher7757/
Rückher7753/
Rockerz7717/
Rickehr773/
Riccker772/
Ruskert771/
Reukert771/
Rodcker771/
Roudker771/
Rudåker771/
Ruskere771/
Roukker771/
Rukkear771/
Rockeer770/
Roocker770/
Reudker770/
Rickear770/
Ruchear770/
Roccker770/
Rausker770/
Rickier770/
Russker770/
Riker735,097/
Roker732,076/
Rucre733/
Rukre732/
Rukir731/
Rougcher714/
Rieckher714/
Rieckehr711/
Ruijcher710/
Rooker674,932/
Rieker673,279/
Riquer67506/
Rikker67394/
Roeker67212/
Rückerová67152/
Rokker6772/
Rukjær6723/
Rűckerová6721/
Rikher6710/
Ruchir678/
Rockir674/
Rükert673/
Hriker672/
Raukir671/
Rokher671/
Ruicir671/
Ruquer671/
Rukire671/
Ruqeer671/
Rhiker670/
Rihker670/
Rikeer670/
Roukre670/

Rucker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rucker in the Arabic language
روكرrwkr-

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