View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The last name Ruther (Marathi: रुठेर) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Rüther or Ruthér. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 232,104^th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,188,245 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Ruther are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Ruther is also the 175,031^st most frequently occurring given name globally, held by 1,887 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,028 people, or 1 in 352,587. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 13 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Minnesota, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 24 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Ruther Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Ruther has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ruther surname grew 631 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 185 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ruther Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Ruther surname are 8.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.26% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ruther earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.54% more than the national average, earning $46,836 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.39% less than the national average, earning $41,540 CAD per year.