Ruggs Surname
Approximately 462 people bear this surname
Ruggs Surname Definition:
“Ridge” in Old English. Compare Afrikaans “Ruggens”.
Ruggs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 458 | 1:791,395 | 61,115 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 56 | 1:896,762 | 54,350 |
Ruggs Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Ridge” in Old English. Compare Afrikaans “Ruggens”.
Ruggs Demographics
Average Ruggs Salary in
United States
$31,019 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ruggs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruggs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ruggs has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruggs? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 653,013th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 15,773,909 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Ruggs live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 458 people, or 1 in 791,395. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Alabama, where 26 percent reside, Texas, where 13 percent reside and Maryland, where 12 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Ruggs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ruggs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ruggs surname expanded 818 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ruggs Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ruggs surname are 19.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.23% registered to vote for the party.
Ruggs earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.11% less than the national average, earning $31,019 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rugg | 89 | 5,235 | / |
| Rugs | 89 | 10 | / |
| Riggs | 80 | 50,950 | / |
| Rugås | 80 | 56 | / |
| Roggs | 80 | 5 | / |
| Rougs | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ruugg | 80 | 4 | / |
| Reugg | 80 | 3 | / |
| Rougg | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rucgg | 80 | 0 | / |
| Rug | 75 | 374 | / |
| Hriggs | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rigggs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Riggss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rieggs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Rougst | 73 | 0 | / |
| Rogg | 67 | 3,001 | / |
| Rugh | 67 | 1,509 | / |
| Ruks | 67 | 670 | / |
| Ruig | 67 | 309 | / |
| Roug | 67 | 268 | / |
| Ruyg | 67 | 106 | / |
| Rigs | 67 | 54 | / |
| Raug | 67 | 34 | / |
| Rugt | 67 | 16 | / |
| Rogs | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rujg | 67 | 4 | / |
| Raugsch | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ruug | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hrug | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rusx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rgug | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rugz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rugc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rugx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rhug | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reug | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruqs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rucg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruhg | 67 | 0 | / |
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