Explore the Family Name Ruppenthal

The meaning of Ruppenthal

German: habitational name from a lost or unidentified place. Compare Rubendall. Some characteristic forenames: German Aloysius, Erwin, Markus.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Ruppenthal has seen minor fluctuations in its popularity over a decade. In 2000, the name ranked 50,686 and slightly increased to 52,037 by 2010, marking a marginal decline of 2.67% in popularity. However, the count of individuals bearing the surname saw an increase from 387 in 2000 to 399 in 2010, which is a growth rate of 3.1%. Throughout this period, the proportion of the surname Ruppenthal per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,686	#52,037	-2.67%
Count	387	399	3.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.14	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ruppenthal

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Ruppenthal surname, there have been some changes between the years 2000 and 2010 as per the Decennial U.S. Census. The data shows that the majority ethnicity was White, although it decreased from 96.12% in 2000 to 93.23% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic showed slight increases, going from non-existent in 2000 to 2.26% and 1.5%, respectively, in 2010. Furthermore, there was also a notable increase of 38.67% in the proportion of people identifying with two or more races between 2000 and 2010, reaching 2.51%. There was no change in the percentage of Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities within this time frame.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.12%	93.23%	-3.01%
Two or More Races	1.81%	2.51%	38.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.26%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.5%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%