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

The last name Ruff (Russian: Руфф) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Rüff or Rúff. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name Ruff is the 15,810^th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 206,657 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Ruff are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 458,892^nd most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 360 people.

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

Ruff Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Ruff Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Congregationalist (67%) in Ireland and Orthodox (87%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Ruff surname are 14.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.09% being 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.