Rugh Surname

260,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Rugh Surname User-submission:

US variant, dating from the 1740s, of Alsacian and Swiss German, from Ruch.

Rugh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4421:251,35823,884
Denmark361:156,79813,614
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
France21:33,211,361423,184
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
England11:55,718,059489,080
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3681:136,46412,950

Rugh (993) may also be a first name.

Rugh Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

US variant, dating from the 1740s, of Alsacian and Swiss German, from Ruch.

- jerugh

Rugh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rugh Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Rugh (Hindi: रूघ, Marathi: रुघ) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rugh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rugh is the 260,307th most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,829,388 people. The last name Rugh is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Rugh are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rugh is also the 255,437th most common forename worldwide. It is borne by 993 people.

Rugh is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,442 people, or 1 in 251,358. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent live, Washington, where 6 percent live and Texas, where 5 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 2 percent live and Argentina, where 1 percent live.

Rugh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rugh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rugh surname expanded 392 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rugh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Rugh surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Rugh are 9.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.94% registered to vote for the party.

Rugh earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.48% more than the national average, earning $43,789 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rough893,310/
Raugh89334/
Ruygh8983/
Ruigh8945/
Reugh899/
Rugch891/
Rug86374/
Ruijgh8079/
Rhough806/
Rraugh801/
Ruisgh800/
Rukh7510,008/
Rugg755,235/
Ruig75309/
Roug75268/
Ruyg75106/
Rogh7561/
Righ7542/
Raug7534/
Ruhk7529/
Rugt7516/
Rugs7510/
Rujg754/
Rueg753/
Ruug752/
Ruxh752/
Ruhq752/
Hrug751/
Rgug751/
Ruhc751/
Rugc751/
Rugx751/
Rugz751/
Rucg751/
Reug751/
Rhug751/
Ruhg750/
Raugsch733/
Ruegg671,734/
Ruggs67462/
Ruckh67310/
Raukh67245/
Roukh67193/
Ruijg67160/
Ruygt6795/
Rugue6782/
Rukhe6776/
Rugås6756/
Ruigt6753/
Rougk6746/
Hrukh6716/
Ruigk6710/
Rukkh675/
Roogh674/
Rougs674/
Ruugg674/
Reugg673/
Riegh673/
Rucsh672/
Rougg672/
Ruthq671/
Ruhke671/
Ruikh671/
Ruukh671/
Rushc671/
Rhugx671/
Rahug671/
Rucgg670/

Rugh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rugh in the Marathi language
रुघrugha-
Rugh in the Hindi language
रूघrugha98.68
रुघrugha1.32

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