Rudder Surname
Approximately 5,157 people bear this surname
Rudder Surname Definition:
A corruption of Rutter.
Rudder Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,617 | 1:100,210 | 11,132 |
| Australia | 377 | 1:71,607 | 8,462 |
| Barbados | 354 | 1:812 | 201 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 246 | 1:5,545 | 881 |
| England | 199 | 1:279,990 | 21,818 |
| Canada | 136 | 1:270,923 | 25,472 |
| Guyana | 89 | 1:8,564 | 1,348 |
| South Africa | 56 | 1:967,459 | 60,627 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Grenada | 5 | 1:21,707 | 1,054 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 98 | 1:248,728 | 18,134 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 416 | 1:120,718 | 11,763 |
Rudder (40) may also be a first name.
Rudder Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A corruption of Rutter.
The same as the German names Roadhar, Rüder (whence Rtidersdorf), Roder; from Old German rat-herr, noble counsellor; or rat-her, eminent in council, or simply a counsellor.
Rudder Demographics
Average Male Rudder Height
176.71 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Rudder Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rudder Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rudder is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rudder? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rudder is the 92,641st most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,413,137 people. Rudder is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Rudder reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently occurring given name world-wide It is held by 40 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 3,617 people, or 1 in 100,210. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 39 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 7 percent reside and Barbados, where 7 percent reside.
Rudder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Rudder has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rudder surname grew 869 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rudder Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Rudder last name are 10.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.25% registered with the political party.
The amount Rudder earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 23.28% more than the national average, earning R 292,968 per year; in United States they earn 0.99% less than the national average, earning $42,723 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.62% more than the national average, earning $51,976 CAD per year.
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