Explore the Family Name Rubley

The meaning of Rubley

1. Probably an altered form of Swiss German Rubli, Rübli, or Rubly, from pet forms of Ruprecht (see Rupprecht), Rupert, and Robert. 2. English (Warwickshire and Staffordshire): perhaps a variant of Rowberry with dissimilation of r-r to r-l.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Rubley has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 49,671st in terms of prevalence amongst all surnames in the United States, and by 2010, it had dropped to 55,505th place, representing an 11.75% change. The count of individuals with the Rubley surname also decreased by 6.8% during this period, going from 397 in 2000 to 370 in 2010. Accordingly, the proportion of Rubleys per 100,000 people in the U.S. population shrank by 13.33%, from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,671	#55,505	-11.75%
Count	397	370	-6.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rubley

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Rubley has remained largely consistent between 2000 and 2010 as shown by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The overwhelming majority of those with the Rubley surname identify as White, with a slight increase from 95.97% in 2000 to 96.22% in 2010. There was a small percentage (2.27%) who identified as Black in 2000, but this percentage was not present in the 2010 data. No individuals with the Rubley surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or of two or more races in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.97%	96.22%	0.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	2.27%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%