Explore the Family Name Russman

The meaning of Russman

Americanized form of German Russmann: 1. from Ru(o)ss (a medieval pet form of the personal name Rudolf) + Middle High German man ‘man’. 2. nickname for someone who had traveled to Russia or had some connection with that country (see Russ 3). 3. habitational name for someone from any of several places called Rüssen in Lower Saxony and Saxony.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Russman has seen a significant decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 40,690th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had fallen to 56,073rd. This represents a sharp decline of nearly 38%. The total count of people with this surname also dropped from 506 in 2000 to 365 in 2010, representing a reduction of roughly 28%. The proportion of people in the United States with the surname Russman per 100,000 people decreased by approximately 37%, from 0.19 in 2000 to 0.12 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,690	#56,073	-37.81%
Count	506	365	-27.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.12	-36.84%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Russman

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data show that a majority of people with the Russman surname identify as White. In 2000, this figure stood at 98.22%, and despite a slight drop of 2.37%, remained high at 95.89% in 2010. There was no recorded ethnicity data for Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories in either 2000 or 2010. However, there was a small emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races in 2010, making up 1.37% of people with the Russman surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.22%	95.89%	-2.37%
Two or More Races	0%	1.37%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%