Ruesink Surname

354,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,025 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Ruesink Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from the name of a farm named Rusink (first mentioned in 1473 as Ruessinck) near Zelhem in the Netherlands. The name of the farm likely refers to a certain Ruso (a nickname derived from German name hrod, meaning 'famous'.

Ruesink Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7021:24,0563,902
United States3091:1,173,00683,866
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Ruesink Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from the name of a farm named Rusink (first mentioned in 1473 as Ruessinck) near Zelhem in the Netherlands. The name of the farm likely refers to a certain Ruso (a nickname derived from German name hrod, meaning 'famous'.)

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Ruesink Last Name Facts

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

Ruesink is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruesink? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 354,857th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 7,109,801 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Ruesink live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Ruesink is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 702 people, or 1 in 24,056. In The Netherlands Ruesink is most common in: Gelderland, where 69 percent reside, Overijssel, where 9 percent reside and North Holland, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Ruesink Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ruesink has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ruesink surname rose 736 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruesink Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ruesink are 46.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 93.15% being registered with the party.

Ruesink earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.91% more than the national average, earning $43,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruessink93151/
Ruesinke931/
Rusink9258/
Reesink86531/
Roesink86505/
Ruesing86179/
Reusink86166/
Ruysink8671/
Rusienk862/
Russink861/
Ruetsin861/
Roessink80362/
Reessink80118/
Ruijsink8082/
Reussink8042/
Reesinck8018/
Roeshink8015/
Ruessing8012/
Roehsink801/
Roesinck800/
Rusing77203/
Ruesen77159/
Rueina771/
Rusnck771/
Ruzink770/
Ruyssinck75271/
Reising714,034/
Reusing71528/
Rousing71427/
Roesing71305/
Riesing71185/
Reesing71165/
Rouesne71139/
Russing7160/
Rausing7144/
Ruesgen7137/
Reysing7127/
Roeßink7112/
Ruehsen7111/
Rueting7110/
Ruaysin719/
Rousenk718/
Ruusing718/
Reußink717/
Ruyssinckx717/
Ruessen715/
Ruscinc712/
Rusingh711/
Ruissin711/
Ryesing711/
Rejsing711/
Ruhsing711/
Ruettin711/
Rvesing711/
Reasing711/
Rueginn710/
Roessing67296/
Reissing67232/
Ruene6735/
Rajusing6732/
Ruine6729/
Reussing6729/
Reessing6716/
Rusching6715/
Rajesing6711/
Roehsing678/
Ruetting678/
Roeszing677/
Ruissing676/
Reeshing673/
Ruinh673/
Reehsing672/
Roussing672/
Rbein671/
Rujasing671/
Rousingh671/
Russhing671/
Reishing671/
Reushing671/
Reyasing671/
Riessing670/
Hroesing670/

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