Explore the Family Name Rudes

The meaning of Rudes

Americanized form of Croatian and Slovenian Rudež: nickname derived from rud ‘red, reddish’, or, alternatively, from rud ‘curly’ (standard Slovenian rod; compare Rodes). In Croatia, the surname is also found in the form Rudeš.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Rudes saw a significant decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Rudes was ranked 82,344th in terms of frequency among all surnames in the United States, but by 2010 it had slipped to 103,181st—a decline of about 25%. The total number of people with the surname also decreased over this period, from 213 in 2000 to 174 in 2010, representing an 18.31% drop. The proportion of individuals named Rudes per 100,000 people also fell by 25%, from 0.08 to 0.06.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#82,344	#103,181	-25.3%
Count	213	174	-18.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.06	-25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rudes

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Rudes has also seen some shifts according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 90.14% of individuals with the surname identified as White, while in 2010 that figure declined slightly to 86.78%. Meanwhile, the percentage of Rudes who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 4.23% to 6.32%. There was also a notable uptick in those identifying as Hispanic—from 2.82% in 2000 to 5.17% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Rudes surname identifying as Black, Two or more races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.14%	86.78%	-3.73%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.23%	6.32%	49.41%
Hispanic	2.82%	5.17%	83.33%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%