Rusk Surname

57,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,830 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Palau

Rusk Surname Definition:

A surname associated with Strathearn in Perthshire. Most probably a variant of Rise, which see.

Rusk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,6311:54,6616,519
Canada9651:38,1824,799
Israel2391:35,8064,971
England2371:235,09719,437
New Zealand1711:26,4814,643
Australia1261:214,25220,680
Ireland1131:41,6723,227
Scotland1041:51,4794,410
Northern Ireland691:26,7402,917
Finland531:103,71110,499
Sweden371:266,12918,422
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Palau91:2,40559
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1381:32,1003,168
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
Scotland511:73,3964,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4221:35,3164,200

Rusk (83) may also be a first name.

Rusk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A surname associated with Strathearn in Perthshire. Most probably a variant of Rise, which see.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Scandinavian) Doughty, Brave, Active [Old Norse rösk-r = O.H.Ger. rosch]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rusk Last Name Facts

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

Rusk (Arabic: راسك, Russian: Руск) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rusk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rusk is the 57,352nd most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 825,317 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Rusk reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,052,971st most widespread given name world-wide, held by 83 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 6,631 people, or 1 in 54,661. In The United States Rusk is most prevalent in: Texas, where 13 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Illinois, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States Rusk is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 11 percent live and Israel, where 3 percent live.

Rusk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rusk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rusk surname rose 466 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 382 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 18 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 204 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rusk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (47%) in Ireland.

In The United States Rusk are 19.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.08% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rusk earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 300.92% more than the national average, earning R 952,740 per year; in United States they earn 1.26% more than the national average, earning $43,694 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.8% less than the national average, earning $47,796 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruske891,363/
Rusck8934/
Rousk8932/
Rausk8931/
Russk891/
Ruszke8037/
Rauske8032/
Rouske8028/
Russke8016/
Ruhske803/
Ruskht801/
D'Rusk801/
Rusczk801/
Ruiske800/
Reuske800/
Risk755,337/
Rosk7547/
Rusc7513/
Ruzk7510/
Rusx751/
Ruskova731,289/
Ruschke731,273/
Rusková73785/
Rutszke7312/
Russkova671,373/
Rousková67691/
Rutschke67364/
Rushkova67236/
Hruskova67146/
Rauschke67106/
Hrusková6712/
Rouskova6712/
Reuschke6711/
Rousc676/
Rautszke675/
Rüske675/
Rußke675/
Russková674/
Hrusc673/
Roszk673/
Rishk673/
Ruzck673/
Risck672/
Ruškė671/
Rushc671/
Ruzsx671/
Roshk671/
Rausc671/
Roosk671/
Roesk671/
Rouskowa671/
Rausková671/
Rouschke670/
Ruscs670/

Rusk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rusk in the Russian language
Рускrusk-
Rusk in the Arabic language
راسكrask-

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Rusk Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rusk
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