Explore the Family Name Russin

The meaning of Russin

1. Americanized or Germanized form of Polish, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak, Rusyn (from Slovakia), and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) Rusin 1 ‘Ruthenian, Rusyn’. 2. Americanized form of Jewish (from Belarus) Rusin 3. 3. German: perhaps an altered form of French Roussin; see also Rushing. 4. Altered form of French Roussin.

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

The surname Russin holds a position of 30,303 in the popularity ranking as per the data from the Decennial U.S. Census of 2010, marking a decrease of about 9.12% from its rank of 27,771 in 2000. The number of people with the Russin surname also saw a decline of approximately 5.28%, from 815 in 2000 to 772 in 2010. The proportion of this surname per 100k individuals dropped by 13.33%, from 0.3 in 2000 to 0.26 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,771	#30,303	-9.12%
Count	815	772	-5.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.26	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Russin

On the other hand, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the Russin surname. From 2000 to 2010, the percentage of individuals identifying as White slightly decreased by 0.77%, from 94.11% to 93.39%. The representation of the Hispanic ethnicity showed a significant increase of 78.86%, moving from 1.23% to 2.20%. However, there was a minor drop in the Black ethnicity of about 3.06%, reducing from 2.94% to 2.85%. The percentages of those who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained unchanged at 0%, while the proportion of those identifying with two or more races fell by 5.45%, from 1.10% in 2000 to 1.04% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.11%	93.39%	-0.77%
Black	2.94%	2.85%	-3.06%
Hispanic	1.23%	2.2%	78.86%
Two or More Races	1.1%	1.04%	-5.45%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%