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Where Does The Last Name Ruddy Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Ruddy is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruddy? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 56,962^nd most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 819,286 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Ruddy live; 56 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ruddy is also the 29,443^rd most widely held forename throughout the world, held by 27,952 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 4,329 people, or 1 in 83,728. In The United States Ruddy is mostly found in: New York, where 12 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States it exists in 58 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent reside and Ireland, where 10 percent reside.

Ruddy Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Ruddy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ruddy last name increased 546 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 331 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 12 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 665 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 336 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ruddy Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ruddy last name is chiefly Catholic (91%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ruddy surname are 7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.77% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ruddy earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.78% more than the national average, earning R 329,784 per year; in United States they earn 12.47% more than the national average, earning $48,528 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.66% more than the national average, earning $51,503 CAD per year.