Explore the Family Name Ruona

The meaning of Ruona

Finnish: habitational name from farm names containing the word ruona ‘creek, brook’ or ‘alluvial land’, referring to their location. In North America Ruona may also be a shortened form of surnames such as Ala-Ruona, Ruonala, and Ruonakoski. Surnames beginning with Ruona- occur in western and northern Finland, especially in northern Ostrobothnia. Some characteristic forenames: Finnish Martti.

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

Based on the data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Ruona has shown a mild fluctuation in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Ruona was ranked the 70,906th most common surname, which marginally dropped to the 71,042nd position by 2010, marking a slight decrease of 0.19%. The count of individuals with this surname, however, saw an increase of 7%, going from 257 in 2000 to 275 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people slightly fell by 10% during the same period, from 0.1 to 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#70,906	#71,042	-0.19%
Count	257	275	7%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ruona

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census revealed that the vast majority of those bearing the Ruona surname identified as White, holding steady at approximately 95% for both years. While there was no recorded change in the Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, the Hispanic category saw a notable increase. It went from zero representation in 2000 to a 1.82% representation among bearers of the Ruona surname in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.72%	95.27%	-0.47%
Hispanic	0%	1.82%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%