Rudy Surname

30,872nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Rudy Surname Definition:

(English, German) Descendant of little Rud, a pet form of Rudolf (fame, wolf).

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Rudy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,8341:36,8584,572
Indonesia1,8221:72,5857,796
Poland1,4551:26,1233,990
Canada7841:46,9975,748
Germany4891:164,63319,487
Slovakia2851:18,7242,874
Philippines2561:395,46250,907
France2441:272,22441,905
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Belarus2431:39,0996,724
Malaysia2311:127,6818,300
Argentina1901:224,96518,484
Russia1491:967,26975,342
Israel1031:83,0849,968
South Africa1031:525,99742,056
Brazil881:2,432,66374,473
Ukraine781:583,62464,418
England731:763,26141,903
Belgium721:159,67622,068
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Australia541:499,92037,885
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Panama451:86,9393,484
Austria361:236,54028,356
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Czechia301:354,44942,602
India291:26,450,530346,896
Kazakhstan221:803,75051,043
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Norway81:642,78647,258
Moldova81:445,17130,722
China71:195,331,65210,124
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Guatemala71:2,297,5246,613
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2811:22,0162,765

The alternate forms: Rudý (75) & Rüdy (60) are calculated separately.

Rudy (373,557) may also be a first name.

Rudy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, German) Descendant of little Rud, a pet form of Rudolf (fame, wolf).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The name Rudy is Russian for 'ores', as in metal ores.

- rollich

Rudy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rudy Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Rudy (Russian: Руды) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as: Rudý or Rüdy. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rudy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 30,872nd most widely held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 421,245 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Rudy are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,788th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 373,557 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 9,834 people, or 1 in 36,858. In The United States Rudy is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 17 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 92 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent are found and Poland, where 8 percent are found.

Rudy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rudy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rudy surname rose 431 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 521 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 83 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rudy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Rudy surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (60%) in Belarus.

In The United States Rudy are 13.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.28% registered with the political party.

The amount Rudy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.09% less than the national average, earning 300,779 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 99.55% more than the national average, earning R 474,216 per year; in United States they earn 3.36% more than the national average, earning $44,598 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.14% more than the national average, earning $51,242 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rudý9275/
Rüdy9260/
Ruddy898,895/
Rudyi895,368/
Rudoy894,464/
Rhudy891,397/
Rudys891,161/
Ruedy89679/
Rudyy89668/
Rusdy89618/
Roudy89513/
Rudey89346/
Ruday89272/
Rudiy89166/
Raudy8956/
Reudy8930/
Rudhy8915/
Rudyš895/
Hrudy891/
Ruudy891/
Rushdy807,350/
Rudaya803,543/
Rudych802,545/
Raudys80289/
Hrudyi80166/
Rudysh80133/
Rudytė8060/
Hrudey8056/
Roudey8049/
Raudøy8038/
Hruday8030/
Roudiy8024/
Raudoy8011/
Rudysz809/
Rudaiy808/
Rudyts808/
Rouday804/
Rudhiy804/
Rouydy804/
Rhusdy803/
Ruddey802/
Roudoy802/
Ruhdey802/
Roudyi801/
Rudhey801/
Rhuddy801/
Raudiy801/
Rouddy801/
Rousdy801/
Rudday801/
Rudľay801/
Ruthdy801/
Rudohy801/
Rusdiy801/
Rhuday800/
Ruedey800/
Reudoy800/
Rudi7520,390/
Rody7514,444/
Ruda7513,589/
Rude7510,299/
Ridy75381/
Rudá7556/
Rudé756/
Rudj751/
Roushdy7322,386/
Rouchdy731,283/
Rushdhy7329/
Raudytė7327/
Russday7317/
Raudhay735/
Rushday731/
Rudhaya731/
Raudaya731/
Ruidhay731/
D'Rudoy731/
Hrudych731/
Ridoy6741,840/
Rusdi6717,071/
Roddy6712,418/
Rauda678,613/
Rudge678,125/
Riday676,185/
Ruder676,034/
Roody673,187/
Rudoi672,399/
Hridy671,992/
Rudio671,834/
Rudis671,672/
Raude671,025/
Rhody67998/
Roude67980/
Rudie67849/
Rudaj67763/
Rhude67741/
Roudi67681/
Ruedi67622/
Rouda67584/
Rudei67549/
Rudai67529/
Rudes67486/
Rudde67461/
Rudhe67417/
Ruede67331/
Ridey67327/
Rodey67302/
Hruda67296/
Riddy67261/
Rudez67217/
Raudi67153/
Rudhi67152/
Rudha67151/
Roudj67134/
Rodoy67129/
Rudee67129/
Rodyy67122/
Rhuda67121/
Rudit67118/
Roday67105/
Ruhde6797/
Ruddi6792/
Ruida6791/
Rudda6778/
Rudii6770/
Rudeš6770/
Rudiš6766/
Rudeh6753/
Rodhy6746/
Rudet6741/
Ruhdi6739/
Reuda6730/
Ruudi6730/
Rudaa6729/
Rudih6726/
Reude6725/
Rutdi6725/
Rudea6723/
Rudje6723/
Roduy6720/
Hrody6719/
Rudgi6718/
Rudiz6715/
Rudui6711/
Ridiy679/
Ruide679/
Rudij677/
Rudoj677/
Reudi676/
Rusde675/
Rutda675/
Ruidi674/
Rudjs674/
Ruydi673/
Rudej673/
Rhudá673/
Rruda672/
Rujda671/
Rujdi671/
Ruude671/
Rrude671/
Rhidy671/
Rujde671/
Ruyda671/
Ridhy671/
Rūdys671/
Roudé671/
Rudeu671/
Ruëdi671/
Rodyh671/
Rudid671/
Rudjd670/
Rridy670/

Rudy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rudy in the Russian language
Рудыrudy-

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