Ruskin Surname
Approximately 3,209 people bear this surname
Ruskin Surname Definition:
A surname associated with Strathearn in Perthshire. Most probably a variant of Rise, which see.
Ruskin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,494 | 1:242,610 | 23,156 |
| Australia | 497 | 1:54,317 | 6,671 |
| England | 483 | 1:115,358 | 11,789 |
| Russia | 221 | 1:652,141 | 56,430 |
| Canada | 143 | 1:257,661 | 24,352 |
| Israel | 79 | 1:108,324 | 12,251 |
| India | 47 | 1:16,320,540 | 259,912 |
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| Indonesia | 30 | 1:4,408,306 | 217,989 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1:411,666 | 31,040 |
| Bulgaria | 11 | 1:634,446 | 25,919 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 192 | 1:126,955 | 11,883 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 56 | 1:896,762 | 54,350 |
The alternate forms: Ruškin (6) are calculated separately.
Ruskin (719) may also be a first name.
Ruskin 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.
According to the late Dr. Alexander Carmichael there was formerly at Barraglas in Glenlonain a family of Macgalmans who had a tanning business on the bank of the river Neannt. From stripping baik from the trees for the tanning business they were known throughout the district as na Rusgain, na Rusgairean, "the peelers," "the bark peelers," and as Clann Rusgain, "the bark peeilng family." They thus lost their clan name in their occupation name, like others in the Highlands (Celt. Rev., II, p. 344-5). uhn Thomas Risken, merchant in Edinburgh, 1785, and John Rusken, 1806, ere in record (Butler, The Tron Kirk of Edinburgh, 1906, p. 341). Weekley suggests (p. 34) that English Ruskin may have come from Rosekin, and quotes Andrew Rosekin from English Patent Rolls.
1 = Russ, Rous (q.v.) + the Low German diminutive suff. -kin [O.L.Ger. -k-ín] 2 = Rusk (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -in.
(English) Descendant of little Rous (red).
(from the name of a female ancestor) Ruska is “little Rose” and Ruskin means “descendant of Rose.”
A diminutive of some personal name, perhaps of Rusk, which is found in Lond. Directory.
From the Flemish, Raskin; from the French, Rasquin; a personal name.
Ruskin Demographics
Average Male Ruskin Height
175.22 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ruskin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruskin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ruskin (Hindi: रसकिन, Marathi: कीन, Russian: Руськин) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Ruškin. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruskin? popularity and diffusion
Ruskin is the 139,310th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,270,971 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Ruskin are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 307,830th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 719 people.
Ruskin is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,494 people, or 1 in 242,610. In The United States Ruskin is primarily found in: California, where 17 percent are found, New York, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 50 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 15 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.
Ruskin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ruskin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,668 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 252 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ruskin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Ruskin last name is chiefly Orthodox (57%) in Russia.
In The United States Ruskin are 6.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.76% registered with the political party.
The amount Ruskin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 216.35% more than the national average, earning R 751,764 per year; in United States they earn 27.85% more than the national average, earning $55,164 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.66% more than the national average, earning $57,960 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruškin | 94 | 6 | / |
| Russkin | 92 | 521 | / |
| Ruskina | 92 | 294 | / |
| Rushkin | 92 | 104 | / |
| Rutskin | 92 | 34 | / |
| Ruszkin | 92 | 22 | / |
| Rauskin | 92 | 12 | / |
| Ruskkin | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rusckin | 92 | 1 | / |
| Reuskin | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rouskin | 92 | 1 | / |
| Russkina | 86 | 523 | / |
| Rushkina | 86 | 106 | / |
| Raushkin | 86 | 85 | / |
| Reushkin | 86 | 33 | / |
| Hrushkin | 86 | 19 | / |
| Rushking | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ruschkin | 86 | 1 | / |
| Riskin | 83 | 1,144 | / |
| Roskin | 83 | 615 | / |
| Rusken | 83 | 78 | / |
| Ruskyn | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ruzkin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Raushkina | 80 | 107 | / |
| Reushkina | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ruskinová | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ruskinova | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rutschkin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ruchkin | 77 | 3,398 | / |
| Ruschin | 77 | 234 | / |
| Reusken | 77 | 197 | / |
| Ruesken | 77 | 66 | / |
| Rieskin | 77 | 62 | / |
| Russkyn | 77 | 28 | / |
| Ruczkin | 77 | 21 | / |
| Roshkin | 77 | 19 | / |
| Rishkin | 77 | 15 | / |
| Ruskyna | 77 | 13 | / |
| Rutskyn | 77 | 10 | / |
| Rosskin | 77 | 6 | / |
| Hriskin | 77 | 5 | / |
| Rushcin | 77 | 4 | / |
| Roszkin | 77 | 3 | / |
| Rusquin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Roskinn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rushkyn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Roskn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ruškienė | 71 | 467 | / |
| Hrushkyn | 71 | 47 | / |
| Russkyna | 71 | 28 | / |
| Raushkyn | 71 | 10 | / |
| Rushchin | 71 | 8 | / |
| Rushkyna | 71 | 7 | / |
| Reushkyn | 71 | 5 | / |
| Rushkent | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hrudskyn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Risken | 67 | 292 | / |
| Rosken | 67 | 120 | / |
| Rüsken | 67 | 80 | / |
| Rozkin | 67 | 62 | / |
| Hrushkyna | 67 | 60 | / |
| Rizkin | 67 | 42 | / |
| Raushkyna | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ruzken | 67 | 10 | / |
| Risqin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Reushkyna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hrooshkin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Roşkin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rauscn | 67 | 1 | / |
Ruskin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ruskin in the Marathi language | ||
| कीन | kina | 83.33 |
| ऋषी | rsi | 16.67 |
| Ruskin in the Hindi language | ||
| रसकिन | rasakina | 66.67 |
| रस्किन | raskina | 33.33 |
| Ruskin in the Russian language | ||
| Руськин | ruskin | - |
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