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
The surname Rudder occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rudder? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 92,641st most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,413,137 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Rudder live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. Rudder is also the 1,614,485th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 40 people.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 3,617 people, or 1 in 100,210. In The United States Rudder is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 7 percent reside and Barbados, where 7 percent reside.
Rudder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Rudder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rudder surname expanded 869 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rudder Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Rudder surname are 10.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.25% registered to vote for 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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