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

The last name Ruffin (Arabic: روفين, Russian: Руффин) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Rüffin or Ruffín. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name Ruffin is the 23,742^nd most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 319,391 people. Ruffin occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Ruffin live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ruffin is also the 75,046^th most commonly occurring given name in the world It is held by 7,364 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 19,032 people, or 1 in 19,045. In The United States it is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 10 percent are found, Maryland, where 7 percent are found and Virginia, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 56 countries. It is also common in France, where 10 percent are found and Italy, where 1 percent are found.

Ruffin Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Ruffin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ruffin last name rose 637 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 429 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ruffin Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Ruffin last name are 11.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ruffin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 80.35% less than the national average, earning €5,900 per year; in United States they earn 19.49% less than the national average, earning $34,739 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.09% less than the national average, earning $48,647 CAD per year.