View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Ruth Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Ruth (Hindi: रूथ, Marathi: रुथ, Oriya: ରୁଥ, Tibetan: རུད་) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Růth or Rúth. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruth? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 9,548^th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 122,934 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Ruth are found; 37 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Ruth is also the 133^rd most prevalent given name globally, borne by 3,343,758 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 20,910 people, or 1 in 17,334. In The United States Ruth is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States Ruth is found in 130 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 12 percent live and Israel, where 7 percent live.

Ruth Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Ruth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ruth surname rose 496 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 249 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 106 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 280 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ruth Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (84%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Ruth last name are 17.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.55% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ruth earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 205.68% more than the national average, earning 1,057,900 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 80.23% more than the national average, earning R 428,292 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.52% less than the national average, earning $18,043,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.76% less than the national average, earning $42,388 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.62% less than the national average, earning $48,878 CAD per year.