Rue Surname

52,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Andorra

Rue Surname Definition:

1. The French De la Rue, deprived of its prefix. 2. Rewe, a parish in Devonshire.

Rue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,5411:55,4136,611
France7881:84,29311,971
Spain4801:97,4008,039
Liberia3831:11,5111,248
Norway2431:21,1622,737
Indonesia2371:558,01344,900
Philippines2351:430,80153,740
Canada1641:224,66821,579
England1351:412,72628,150
Australia1261:214,25220,680
Argentina841:508,85037,434
Denmark451:125,43811,414
Taiwan441:532,8353,989
Wales431:71,9666,223
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Andorra221:3,811733
Uruguay221:155,98913,535
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
India91:85,229,487684,495
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
China51:273,464,31313,838
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England951:256,58318,459
Scotland471:79,6434,400
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5751:31,8853,836

Rue (2,257) may also be a first name.

Rue Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1. The French De la Rue, deprived of its prefix. 2. Rewe, a parish in Devonshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. From Reaux, in Hainault, Netherlands. French, Rue, a street.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the French name De la Rue, i. e. from the street.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Rue Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rue (Hindi: रूड़े, Oriya: ରୁଏ) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rue? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 52,102nd most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 741,509 people. The surname Rue occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Rue live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 157,154th most prevalent forename in the world. It is borne by 2,257 people.

The surname Rue is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 6,541 people, or 1 in 55,413. In The United States Rue is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and Minnesota, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in 64 countries. It is also common in France, where 8 percent reside and Spain, where 5 percent reside.

Rue Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rue has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rue last name rose 415 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 142 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 4,300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 138 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 68 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rue Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Rue surname is predominantly Catholic (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States Rue are 17.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.98% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rue earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 10.38% less than the national average, earning 310,167 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.42% less than the national average, earning $41,674 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.98% more than the national average, earning $52,156 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruey867,570/
Raue863,545/
Ruet862,971/
Roue861,858/
Rueß861,701/
Rhue861,104/
Ruez86923/
Ruer86863/
Ruje86378/
Rued86337/
Rues86290/
Reue86132/
Rueh8680/
Ruep8655/
Ruee8645/
Ruej8636/
Ruie8614/
Ruea868/
Ruye867/
Hrue861/
Rrue860/
Rouet755,132/
Ruest752,991/
Ruess752,071/
Ruepp75751/
Rugge75652/
Rouer75443/
Ruehs75349/
Ruech75220/
Ruyet75210/
Rouez75162/
Ruehr75157/
Ruhge75139/
Rouye7576/
Ruesz7573/
Rauet7570/
Rouhe7557/
Ruedt7546/
Ruyes7518/
Rujie7517/
Rouie7514/
Roued7514/
Ruiez7512/
Rhaue7510/
Raueh7510/
Ruesh757/
Rouey756/
Roueh756/
Rou'e756/
Rouje755/
Ruets755/
Rujee755/
Rujeh755/
Ruihe754/
Roues754/
Rugie754/
Rouee754/
Ruies753/
Rauye753/
Ruett753/
Ruedh752/
Rujez752/
Rouea751/
Ruyez751/
Ruhej751/
Rooue751/
Ruedd751/
Rhuet751/
Rhuey751/
Rouïe751/
Rueyi751/
Rujje751/
Rui'e751/
Raues750/
Rauie750/
Rheue750/
Rey67195,449/
Rui67188,628/
Rea6785,766/
Roe6755,836/
Rau6745,700/
Rae6740,877/
Ree6737,399/
Rei6711,776/
Rye6710,597/
Ruj674,909/
Rej673,931/
Rou673,348/
Reu672,603/
Ruy672,326/
Rie67932/
Rouyet67210/
Rouhet67183/
Rouyes67178/
Ruu67108/
Rougie67107/
Rouech6772/
Rouyez6755/
Rouher6753/
Rauwet6723/
Ruetch6723/
Rwe6721/
Rbe6720/
Rahuet6720/
Rve6715/
Rougge678/
Ruá676/
Rouest673/
Roujet673/
Roueha673/
Roujee672/
Ruojie672/
Raoued672/
Rouhee672/
Rujahe671/
Rouett671/
Roueyi671/
Ruehie671/
Ruiech671/
Reuhie671/
Raoues671/
Rauiez671/
Hrui'e671/
Rouheh671/
Rouhey671/
Ruiesz671/
Ruí671/
Rouhes671/
Ruecht670/
Ruyett670/
Ruesth670/
Rhuies670/
Raugie670/

Rue Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rue in the Hindi language
रूड़ेrure-
Rue in the Oriya language
ରୁଏru'e-

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