Ruthledge Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Ruthledge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruthledge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
Ireland121:392,41215,634
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Ruthledge Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruthledge is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruthledge? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,267,784th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Ruthledge live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Ruthledge is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 2,338,445. In The United States Ruthledge is most frequent in: Texas, where 16 percent reside, Alabama, where 8 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Ruthledge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ruthledge has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ruthledge surname rose 912 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruthledge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ruthledge surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.33% registered with the party.

The amount Ruthledge earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.14% less than the national average, earning $34,889 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.04% less than the national average, earning $43,703 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ruthledge
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