Explore the Family Name Rutman

The meaning of Rutman

1. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): perhaps a variant of Rothman. Compare Rotman. 2. Americanized form of German Rutmann or of its more common variant Ruthmann (see Ruthman), or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Hyman, Mayer, Shira, Tsilya. Russian Boris, Ginda, Leonid, Leya, Mikhail, Nataly, Vyacheslav, Zyama.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Rutman has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname improved from 39,111 in 2000 to 38,801 in 2010, marking a change of 0.79%. Similarly, the count of people with this surname increased by 7.36%, growing from 530 in 2000 to 569 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100k decreased by 5.0% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,111	#38,801	0.79%
Count	530	569	7.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.19	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rutman

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that those bearing the Rutman surname predominantly identify as White. This group made up 96.04% of Rutmans in 2000, although this figure dropped slightly to 94.90% in 2010. There was also a small percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races, but this number dropped by 16.40% during the decade. Interestingly, the Hispanic representation among Rutmans grew significantly by 68.09%, albeit from a low base of 0.94% in 2000. No Rutmans identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year, while a small percentage started identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.04%	94.9%	-1.19%
Two or More Races	1.89%	1.58%	-16.4%
Hispanic	0.94%	1.58%	68.09%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.05%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%