Ruggles Surname
Approximately 7,859 people bear this surname
Ruggles Surname Definition:
(English) One who came from Rugley (woodcock glade), in Northumberland.
Ruggles Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,768 | 1:53,555 | 6,419 |
| England | 487 | 1:114,411 | 11,716 |
| Canada | 486 | 1:75,814 | 8,549 |
| Australia | 43 | 1:627,807 | 44,139 |
| Wales | 37 | 1:83,636 | 6,963 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 259 | 1:94,113 | 9,671 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,868 | 1:26,884 | 3,299 |
Ruggles (24) may also be a first name.
Ruggles Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who came from Rugley (woodcock glade), in Northumberland.
1. This coarsely plebeian name may be from a "noble Norman source," Rugles being the designation of a village in the department of Eure. 2. Anciently Roggyle and Ruggle. It has been conjectured that the family sprang from the De Rugeleys of Staffordshire; but this is improbable.
Local. A town of France, on the Eure.
From the ville and castle of Rugles, Normandy. See Lower (Patronym. Britann.).
From Rugles; a location name in Normandy.
Ruggles: is from Rugles in Eure.
Ruggles Demographics
Average Ruggles Salary in
United States
$42,169 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ruggles Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruggles Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ruggles is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruggles? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ruggles is the 63,729th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 927,287 people. The surname Ruggles is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Ruggles reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring forename world-wide, held by 24 people.
It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 6,768 people, or 1 in 53,555. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 11 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Michigan, where 5 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.
Ruggles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ruggles has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ruggles last name rose 362 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 188 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ruggles Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Ruggles are 12.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.7% registered with the party.
The amount Ruggles earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.27% less than the national average, earning $42,169 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.53% less than the national average, earning $47,431 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruggless | 93 | 85 | / |
| Rouggles | 93 | 2 | / |
| Ruggle | 92 | 247 | / |
| Rugles | 92 | 10 | / |
| Ruggls | 92 | 0 | / |
| D'Ruggles | 88 | 1 | / |
| Riggles | 86 | 373 | / |
| Rugless | 86 | 292 | / |
| Ruggels | 86 | 86 | / |
| Ruggley | 86 | 16 | / |
| Roggles | 86 | 9 | / |
| Ruglese | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ruggler | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hrugles | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rugglis | 86 | 0 | / |
| Ruygles | 86 | 0 | / |
| Rughles | 86 | 0 | / |
| Ruiggle | 86 | 0 | / |
| Rugle | 83 | 68 | / |
| Ruggells | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ruggli | 77 | 323 | / |
| Rogles | 77 | 223 | / |
| Rugley | 77 | 180 | / |
| Rougle | 77 | 27 | / |
| Rigles | 77 | 15 | / |
| Ruglis | 77 | 9 | / |
| Rugler | 77 | 6 | / |
| Rungle | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ruglys | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ruggly | 77 | 4 | / |
| Roggle | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rughle | 77 | 1 | / |
| Reugle | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rhugle | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rugels | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rouggly | 71 | 116 | / |
| Reugels | 71 | 33 | / |
| Rougley | 71 | 30 | / |
| Runglee | 71 | 4 | / |
| Rougler | 71 | 2 | / |
| Riggels | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rugletc | 71 | 1 | / |
| Roughle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Reuglez | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rougoelles | 71 | 1 | / |
| Raugley | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ruigler | 71 | 0 | / |
| Riegles | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ruigley | 71 | 0 | / |
| Rughley | 71 | 0 | / |
| Rigglis | 71 | 0 | / |
| Roughley | 67 | 2,131 | / |
| Raughley | 67 | 261 | / |
| Rugli | 67 | 60 | / |
| Rugly | 67 | 34 | / |
| Rogle | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rugla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roungley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rougllis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raughlie | 67 | 0 | / |
| Roughlea | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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