Explore the Family Name Ruck

The meaning of Ruck

1. German: nickname for someone with some peculiarity of the back, from Middle High German rucke ‘back’. 2. German: topographic name from a South German field name denoting a slight dome-shaped elevation. 3. German: from the personal name Ruck or Rück, short forms of Rüdiger (see Rudiger). 4. English: variant of Rook.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Ruck has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 13,593rd but fell to 14,458th by 2010, marking a decline of 6.36%. Despite this, the actual count of people with this surname increased slightly from 2,049 in 2000 to 2,066 by 2010, a growth of 0.83%. However, when considered as a proportion of all surnames per 100k, Ruck saw a drop of 7.89% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,593	#14,458	-6.36%
Count	2,049	2,066	0.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.76	0.7	-7.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ruck

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Ruck diversified between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. While the majority identifying as White decreased from 92.44% to 88.63%, there were significant increases among other ethnicities. The Hispanic population doubled from 2% to 4.31%, and the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander nearly also doubled from 0.39% to 0.68%. Additionally, those identifying with two or more races grew from 0.78% to 1.21% and the Black population saw an increase from 3.9% to 4.65%. The American Indian and Alaskan Native population remained relatively stable, seeing a minor growth from 0.49% to 0.53%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.44%	88.63%	-4.12%
Black	3.9%	4.65%	19.23%
Hispanic	2%	4.31%	115.5%
Two or More Races	0.78%	1.21%	55.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.39%	0.68%	74.36%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.49%	0.53%	8.16%