Rudder Surname

92,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Rudder Surname Definition:

A corruption of Rutter.

Rudder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6171:100,21011,132
Australia3771:71,6078,462
Barbados3541:812201
Trinidad and Tobago2461:5,545881
England1991:279,99021,818
Canada1361:270,92325,472
Guyana891:8,5641,348
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Wales111:281,32115,850
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
France61:11,070,454349,096
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Grenada51:21,7071,054
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England981:248,72818,134
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4161:120,71811,763

Rudder (40) may also be a first name.

Rudder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of Rutter.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roudder927/
Ruddeer922/
Reudder921/
Ruder916,034/
Rudde91461/
Ridder839,988/
Rudert831,653/
Ruider83389/
Ruddie83132/
Rodder8394/
Reuder8394/
Rouder8384/
Rudger8380/
Rujder8374/
Rueder8342/
Rudier8340/
Rauder8331/
Ruuder8315/
Rhuder838/
Raudde833/
Rudher833/
Ruddey832/
Ruddhe831/
Ruddjr831/
Ruddet831/
Rudere831/
Ruddee831/
Rudear831/
Ruyder830/
Rude8010,299/
Roudier773,027/
Roddier77745/
Roedder77173/
Raudier7726/
Rhidder771/
Rhodder771/
Riedder770/
Roudger770/
Reutder770/
Rider7330,825/
Ruddy738,895/
Rudge738,125/
Roder737,833/
Rodde732,256/
Raude731,025/
Roude73980/
Rudie73849/
Rhude73741/
Rudre73571/
Rudei73549/
Rudes73486/
Rudhe73417/
Rudey73346/
Rüder73318/
Rudez73217/
Rudee73129/
Ruhde7397/
Ruddi7392/
Rudda7378/
Rudeš7370/
Rudeh7353/
Rudet7341/
Reude7325/
Rudea7323/
Rudje7323/
Rúder7318/
Róder7316/
Ruide739/
Rusde735/
Rudir733/
Rudej733/
Rudyr732/
Ruude731/
Rrude731/
Rujde731/
Rudeu731/
Rudid731/
Rudjd730/
Rheudert713/
Roudeher712/
Rouddeas711/
Roudheir711/
Rhoddier711/
Rhuderhe711/
Rieder6722,535/
Roeder6715,879/
Rodier676,874/
Raudez672,569/
Roudet671,225/
Roddey67838/
Roddie67798/
Ruddui67671/
Raudes67476/
Rheude67167/
Rudets67138/
Hrudei67124/
Rhoder67122/
Rhodde67116/
Rooder67112/
Roudie67105/
Raudet67101/
Ridier6778/
Roddej6776/
Roudes6765/
Roudez6760/
Hrudey6756/
Roddee6754/
Roudey6749/
Reudet6739/
Roudge6736/
Rodher6728/
Rudess6724/
Rodear6721/
Ruddit6720/
Rudhei6716/
Rauddi6714/
Roedde6712/
Hrider6712/
Ruddis6712/
Ruiderová6711/
Rudees6710/
Rushde6710/
Riderr676/
Ruddih676/
Rujderová675/
Ruddha675/
Ruides675/
Rudhir674/
Rhider674/
Rudesh674/
Ruddhi673/
Rudiea673/
Rhudie673/
Roudhe673/
Hroder672/
Ruhdey672/
Roudje672/
Rudech672/
Rusdee672/
Roudeh671/
Rouhde671/
Rutdge671/
Rusdhe671/
Rudair671/
Rudeas671/
Rudeet671/
Rudett671/
Rudhey671/
Rhuddy671/
Rhudeh671/
Rhudes671/
Ritder671/
Rideir671/
Rouddy671/
Hrudej671/
Hrudie671/
Raudid671/
Roddei671/
Roudea671/
Rudday671/
Ruddiz671/
Rudehe671/
Rusdea671/
Rudhee671/
Rouddi671/
Ruydee671/
Ruydes671/
Rutdet671/
Rideer670/
Rudest670/
Roderr670/
Roddea670/
Rhoude670/
Rodeer670/
Ridher670/
Rrider670/

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