Ruskin Surname

139,310th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Ruskin Surname Definition:

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

Ruskin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4941:242,61023,156
Australia4971:54,3176,671
England4831:115,35811,789
Russia2211:652,14156,430
Canada1431:257,66124,352
Israel791:108,32412,251
India471:16,320,540259,912
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Singapore211:262,27211,611
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Bulgaria111:634,44625,919
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Wales71:442,07621,198
Qatar61:393,00055,922
France61:11,070,454349,096
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
China31:455,773,85521,925
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1921:126,95511,883
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of little Rous (red).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from the name of a female ancestor) Ruska is “little Rose” and Ruskin means “descendant of Rose.”

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

A diminutive of some personal name, perhaps of Rusk, which is found in Lond. Directory.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Flemish, Raskin; from the French, Rasquin; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruškin946/
Russkin92521/
Ruskina92294/
Rushkin92104/
Rutskin9234/
Ruszkin9222/
Rauskin9212/
Ruskkin921/
Rusckin921/
Reuskin921/
Rouskin921/
Russkina86523/
Rushkina86106/
Raushkin8685/
Reushkin8633/
Hrushkin8619/
Rushking861/
Ruschkin861/
Riskin831,144/
Roskin83615/
Rusken8378/
Ruskyn834/
Ruzkin831/
Raushkina80107/
Reushkina8013/
Ruskinová805/
Ruskinova802/
Rutschkin801/
Ruchkin773,398/
Ruschin77234/
Reusken77197/
Ruesken7766/
Rieskin7762/
Russkyn7728/
Ruczkin7721/
Roshkin7719/
Rishkin7715/
Ruskyna7713/
Rutskyn7710/
Rosskin776/
Hriskin775/
Rushcin774/
Roszkin773/
Rusquin771/
Roskinn771/
Rushkyn771/
Roskn731/
Ruškienė71467/
Hrushkyn7147/
Russkyna7128/
Raushkyn7110/
Rushchin718/
Rushkyna717/
Reushkyn715/
Rushkent711/
Hrudskyn711/
Risken67292/
Rosken67120/
Rüsken6780/
Rozkin6762/
Hrushkyna6760/
Rizkin6742/
Raushkyna6713/
Ruzken6710/
Risqin673/
Reushkyna673/
Hrooshkin672/
Roşkin671/
Rauscn671/

Ruskin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruskin in the Marathi language
कीनkina83.33
ऋषीrsi16.67
Ruskin in the Hindi language
रसकिनrasakina66.67
रस्किनraskina33.33
Ruskin in the Russian language
Руськинruskin-

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