Explore the Family Name Rueter

The meaning of Rueter

German (Rüter): variant of Rüther (see Ruether) or of Reuter 1. Compare Ruter. Some characteristic forenames: German Ilse, Monika, Siegfried.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Rueter has seen a slight increase over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked 21,848th in terms of commonality and moved up to 20,971st by 2010, reflecting a positive change of 4.01%. The number of people carrying the Rueter name also grew from 1,109 in 2000 to 1,255 in 2010, marking a 13.17% rise. The proportion of this surname per 100,000 people witnessed a growth of 4.88%, shifting from 0.41 in 2000 to 0.43 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,848	#20,971	4.01%
Count	1,109	1,255	13.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.43	4.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rueter

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Rueter, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows minor changes between 2000 and 2010. A majority identify as White, accounting for 96.39% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 95.70% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander remained virtually the same, dropping marginally from 0.81% to 0.80%. Similarly, the proportion of individuals identifying with two or more races stayed constant at 1.35%. Notably, there was a new appearance of Hispanic ethnicity at 1.12% in 2010, which was not present in 2000. Meanwhile, the Black category saw a shift from 0.72% in 2000 down to zero in 2010. No data was available for those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.39%	95.7%	-0.72%
Two or More Races	1.35%	1.35%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.12%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.81%	0.8%	-1.23%
Black	0.72%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%