Explore the Family Name Ruzic

The meaning of Ruzic

1. Serbian and Croatian (Ružić): metronymic from the female personal name Ruža, from ruža ‘rose, flower’. Compare Rozic. 2. Slovenian (Ružič): dialect variant of Rožič (see Rozic) and, in part, a Slovenized form of the Croatian and Serbian surname (see above). Some characteristic forenames: Serbian or Croatian Aco, Nebojsa, Predrag, Ranko, Snezana.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Ruzic slightly increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the rank was 62,961 and it improved to 62,531 by 2010, indicating a 0.68 percent change. The count of people with this surname also increased by approximately 8 percent during this period, rising from 297 in 2000 to 320 in 2010. However, the proportion of people per 100k with this surname remained the same at 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,961	#62,531	0.68%
Count	297	320	7.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ruzic

As for ethnic identity associated with the surname Ruzic, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased slightly from 94.95 percent to 93.13 percent. There was a significant increase in individuals identifying as Hispanic, growing by 62.83 percent to reach 4.38 percent in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races also slightly increased from 1.68 percent to 1.88 percent. Numbers for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities were either zero or suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.95%	93.13%	-1.92%
Hispanic	2.69%	4.38%	62.83%
Two or More Races	1.68%	1.88%	11.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%