View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

Ruffer (Russian: Руффер) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Rüffer or Rűffer. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

Ruffer is the 288,746^th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,487,610 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Ruffer reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Ruffer is also the 1,396,783^rd most commonly used given name worldwide, borne by 51 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 511 people, or 1 in 709,313. In The United States Ruffer is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 22 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Michigan, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States Ruffer is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 34 percent reside and Czechia, where 8 percent reside.

Ruffer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Ruffer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ruffer last name grew 1,043 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 813 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ruffer Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Ruffer last name are 30.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.36% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ruffer earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 11.75% less than the national average, earning R 209,712 per year; in United States they earn 7.88% more than the national average, earning $46,549 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.14% less than the national average, earning $48,621 CAD per year.