Explore the Family Name Rub

The meaning of Rub

1. Jewish (American): shortened form of some original Ashkenazic surname, such as Rubin or Rubinstein. 2. German (Rüb): variant of Rübe (see Rube 2). 3. German (Rüb): variant of Rupp. Compare Rueb. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Moshe, Eliezer, Arye, Faigy, Simcha.

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How common is the last name Rub in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Rub" rose in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Rub ranked 76,208 in terms of popularity and by 2010 it had risen to rank 69,170, marking a 9.24% increase. The count of individuals with the last name Rub also increased in this time period from 235 in 2000 to 284 in 2010, a significant growth of 20.85%. Furthermore, the proportion of people named Rub per 100,000 went up by 11.11%, moving from 0.09 to 0.1.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#76,208	#69,170	9.24%
Count	235	284	20.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.1	11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rub

Regarding the ethnicity associated with the surname Rub, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. While no people of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity were recorded with this surname in 2000, by 2010 they represented 2.82% of the Rub population. Though there was no change in the Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native demographics, the Hispanic demographic saw a substantial increase of 75.77%, rising from 6.81% in 2000 to 11.97% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals identified as White decreased by 6.28%, from 89.79% in 2000 to 84.15% in 2010. No data was recorded for those identifying as two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.79%	84.15%	-6.28%
Hispanic	6.81%	11.97%	75.77%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.82%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%