Explore the Family Name Ruckstuhl

The meaning of Ruckstuhl

Swiss German: probably from a shortening of Middle High German ruck den stuol, literally ‘move the chair’, perhaps a journeyman’s nickname or a nickname based on the name of a game similar to musical chairs. Compare Rookstool.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Ruckstuhl has slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 86,657 in popularity, but by 2010 it dropped to rank 90,113, signifying a change of -3.99%. Despite this ranking change, the count of people with this surname increased from 200 in 2000 to 205 in 2010, marking a growth rate of 2.5%. However, the proportion of the population with this surname per 100k remained consistent at 0.07 in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#86,657	#90,113	-3.99%
Count	200	205	2.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.07	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ruckstuhl

On the topic of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Ruckstuhl surname identify as White. From 2000 to 2010, this group saw an increase from 90% to 91.22%, demonstrating a 1.36% change. The Hispanic ethnicity also accounted for part of the Ruckstuhl population, although it experienced a slight decrease from 4.5% in 2000 to 4.39% in 2010. Those identifying as Black also decreased, from 3% in 2000 to 2.44% in 2010, a drop of 18.67%. There were no reported changes within the Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native communities, nor for those identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90%	91.22%	1.36%
Hispanic	4.5%	4.39%	-2.44%
Black	3%	2.44%	-18.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%