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

The last name Ruff (Russian: Руфф) is most common in The United States. It can also appear as a variant: Rüff or Rúff. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

This last name is the 15,810^th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 206,657 people. The surname Ruff is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Ruff reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 458,892^nd most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 360 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 20,555 people, or 1 in 17,634. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 7 percent are found, Texas, where 6 percent are found and South Carolina, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States Ruff is found in 87 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 17 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Ruff Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Ruff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ruff last name rose 589 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 232 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 657 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 106 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ruff Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Congregationalist (67%) in Ireland and Orthodox (87%) in Russia.

In The United States Ruff are 14.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.09% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ruff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 123.06% more than the national average, earning R 530,076 per year; in United States they earn 3.19% less than the national average, earning $41,774 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.39% more than the national average, earning $50,374 CAD per year.