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 Rudder Salary in
United States
$42,723 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rudder Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rudder Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rudder is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rudder? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 92,641st most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,413,137 people. Rudder is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Rudder live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,614,485th most widely held given name throughout the world, borne by 40 people.
The last name Rudder is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 3,617 people, or 1 in 100,210. In The United States Rudder is most frequent in: New York, where 9 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 7 percent live and Barbados, where 7 percent live.
Rudder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Rudder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rudder last name rose 869 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rudder Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying 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 Republicans than The US average, with 57.25% registered with the 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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