Rud Surname
Approximately 16,404 people bear this surname
Rud Surname Definition:
(Teutonic) 1 Red, Ruddy [Old Norse rióþ-r (Dano-Norwegian röd) = Old English reód (cp, Old English rudu, red colour] 2 a diminutive of Rudolf = Rodolf, q.v. Walter Rud.—Hundred Rolls There may have been some confusion with Rood, q.v.
Read More About This SurnameRud Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 11,230 | 1:4,054 | 388 |
| United States | 2,169 | 1:167,109 | 16,949 |
| Denmark | 492 | 1:11,473 | 1,094 |
| Norway | 461 | 1:11,155 | 1,246 |
| Lithuania | 278 | 1:10,916 | 1,967 |
| Russia | 275 | 1:524,084 | 47,803 |
| Canada | 213 | 1:172,984 | 17,319 |
| Pakistan | 150 | 1:1,190,959 | 14,323 |
| Argentina | 131 | 1:326,286 | 25,825 |
| Austria | 124 | 1:68,673 | 10,554 |
| Iran | 111 | 1:691,734 | 36,512 |
| Sweden | 97 | 1:101,513 | 7,360 |
| Indonesia | 91 | 1:1,453,288 | 98,507 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 84 | 1:71,103 | 9,440 |
| Poland | 79 | 1:481,123 | 48,113 |
| Afghanistan | 67 | 1:479,898 | 6,199 |
| India | 39 | 1:19,668,343 | 291,059 |
| Taiwan | 35 | 1:669,850 | 4,860 |
| Germany | 35 | 1:2,300,156 | 119,987 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Spain | 21 | 1:2,226,287 | 55,801 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Paraguay | 11 | 1:657,886 | 7,708 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 65 | 1:375,006 | 23,176 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 621 | 1:80,867 | 8,512 |
The alternate forms: Rüd (564) & Ruď (1) are calculated separately.
Rud (4,161) may also be a first name.
Rud Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Teutonic) 1 Red, Ruddy [Old Norse rióþ-r (Dano-Norwegian röd) = Old English reód (cp, Old English rudu, red colour] 2 a diminutive of Rudolf = Rodolf, q.v. Walter Rud.—Hundred Rolls There may have been some confusion with Rood, q.v.
(English, Norwegian) One with a ruddy complexion; descendant of Rud, a pet form of Rudolf (fame, wolf); variant of Rood, q.v.; dweller in, or near, the clearing in the forest.
Rud Demographics
Average Male Rud Height
177.4 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Rud Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rud Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rud (Georgian: რუდ, Hindi: रूड, Marathi: रुद, Oriya: ରୁଦ) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Rüd or Ruď. For other potential spellings of Rud click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rud? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 32,458th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 444,254 people. The surname Rud occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Rud live; 71 percent live in Eastern Europe and 70 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 107,674th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 4,161 people.
This last name is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 11,230 people, or 1 in 4,054. In Ukraine it is mostly concentrated in: Donetsk Oblast, where 11 percent reside, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 9 percent reside and Poltava Oblast, where 9 percent reside. Other than Ukraine it exists in 70 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Denmark, where 3 percent reside.
Rud Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Rud has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 349 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 74 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rud Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Rud surname is chiefly Catholic (75%) in Ireland, Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Rud last name are 8.21% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 54.98% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Rud earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 6.14% more than the national average, earning 367,324 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 39.56% more than the national average, earning $31,683,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.52% more than the national average, earning $43,805 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.72% less than the national average, earning $46,839 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rüd | 89 | 564 | / |
| Ruď | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rudd | 86 | 35,153 | / |
| Ruud | 86 | 8,300 | / |
| Raud | 86 | 3,792 | / |
| Roud | 86 | 884 | / |
| Rudh | 86 | 363 | / |
| Rudt | 86 | 178 | / |
| Ruid | 86 | 144 | / |
| Ruhd | 86 | 53 | / |
| Rudå | 86 | 22 | / |
| Ørud | 86 | 18 | / |
| Årud | 86 | 11 | / |
| Rusd | 86 | 10 | / |
| Hrud | 86 | 2 | / |
| Reud | 86 | 2 | / |
| Rudė | 86 | 2 | / |
| Rhud | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rutd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ru | 80 | 139,980 | / |
| Rushd | 75 | 493 | / |
| Rahud | 75 | 190 | / |
| Rhudd | 75 | 85 | / |
| Rgaud | 75 | 22 | / |
| Ruddh | 75 | 12 | / |
| Rouds | 75 | 11 | / |
| Ruids | 75 | 11 | / |
| Ruudh | 75 | 10 | / |
| Hraud | 75 | 9 | / |
| Rhoud | 75 | 9 | / |
| Hroud | 75 | 7 | / |
| Roudh | 75 | 6 | / |
| Rhaud | 75 | 3 | / |
| Roudz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Rousd | 75 | 3 | / |
| Raudt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Rudgy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rauds | 75 | 2 | / |
| Reudt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rustd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ruidt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rus'd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raudz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rhuud | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rhuid | 75 | 0 | / |
| Raudh | 75 | 0 | / |
| Rui | 67 | 188,628 | / |
| Rus | 67 | 55,500 | / |
| Rau | 67 | 45,700 | / |
| Ruz | 67 | 27,547 | / |
| Rup | 67 | 10,267 | / |
| Rod | 67 | 8,971 | / |
| Ruj | 67 | 4,909 | / |
| Ruh | 67 | 4,630 | / |
| Rudova | 67 | 3,977 | / |
| Rut | 67 | 3,780 | / |
| Rou | 67 | 3,348 | / |
| Reu | 67 | 2,603 | / |
| Ruß | 67 | 2,531 | / |
| Ruy | 67 | 2,326 | / |
| Rux | 67 | 1,740 | / |
| Rudová | 67 | 240 | / |
| Ruu | 67 | 108 | / |
| Rhu | 67 | 107 | / |
| Ruç | 67 | 60 | / |
| Hru | 67 | 48 | / |
| Rru | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ruš | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ruø | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rgu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ruá | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ruë | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ród | 67 | 4 | / |
| Raudås | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hrauds | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rzu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ruidss | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rudowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rhouds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruí | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rhauds | 67 | 1 | / |
Rud Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rud in the Georgian language | ||
| რუდ | rud | - |
| Rud in the Oriya language | ||
| ରୁଦ | ruda | 90.91 |
| ରୂଦ | ruda | 5.68 |
| ରୁଦ୍ | rud | 1.14 |
| Rud in the Marathi language | ||
| रुद | ruda | 68.75 |
| रूड | ruda | 25 |
| रुड | ruda | 6.25 |
| Rud in the Hindi language | ||
| रूड | ruda | 59.15 |
| रूद | ruda | 17.02 |
| रुद | ruda | 13.19 |
| रूड़ | rura | 6.6 |
| रुड | ruda | 3.4 |
| रूद् | rud | 0.21 |
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Rud Reference & Research
Rudd FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Rodd-Rudd FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Rudd FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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