Rue is used as a family name or surname in France, England. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Rue
No. of characters: 3
Origin: France, England
Meaning:

1. The French De la Rue, deprived of its prefix. 2. Rewe, a parish in Devonshire.

Variation of the Rowe. Dweller at the rough or uncultivated land; one who lived at the hedgerow.

Surname is form of the Roe. Dweller at the sign of the roe deer; dweller at the row or hedgerow.

Surname is variation of Rew. Rewe, a parish in Devonshire.

Surname Rue is a form of Roe. From the animal—first applied to a swift runner.

Rue is a variant form of Rowe. 1. A street, or rather a series of detached houses, standing on one side only of the highway. 2. There is a parish in Dumbartonshire so called. 3. Gaelic, rhu, Scotland row, signifies a low, small, narrow peninsula. Gaz. Scotland Rowe, without any prefix, is found in Hundred Rolls.

How popular is Rue?

Rue is common in United States, France, Spain, Liberia, Norway, Indonesia, Philippines, Canada, England, Australia.

Rue is ranked 52145 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Rue bearers increased by 2.41 per cent in 2010 US census to 5023 since 2000, the surname slipped by 326 spots and ranked at 6721. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 75.01 76.84
Black 15.09 14.31
Hispanic or Latino 5.57 4.38
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 2.21 2.65
Others 1.69 1.2
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.42 0.61
Rue is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Andorra lie ahead in terms of density. Around 9824 people have been found who wears Rue as their family name. Rue is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Rue:
6,612 United States6,537
Countries with hundreds of Rue:
11,971 France788
8,039 Spain480
1,248 Liberia383
2,737 Norway243
44,900 Indonesia237
53,740 Philippines235
21,579 Canada164
28,150 England135
20,680 Australia126
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
37,434 Argentina84
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
11,414 Denmark45
3,989 Taiwan44
6,223 Wales43
8,362 Ireland22
733 Andorra22
13,535 Uruguay22
301,565 Thailand22
64,490 Malaysia19
63,542 Papua New Guinea16
15,763 Scotland15
10,588 Solomon Islands11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
350,626 Brazil10
684,495 India9
1,210 South Sudan9
81,336 Sweden9
283,807 Germany8
34,489 Peru7
97,905 Zimbabwe7
40,014 New Zealand7
189,736 South Africa6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant William Rue from Ireland aboard the Triumph from Limerick during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 20 years old when he arrived in USA on June 11, 1850. Timothy Rue, aged 19, 25 years old Ellen Rue, 17 years old Mary Rue, Francis Rue, aged 40, 33 years old Lateta Rue, are others that migrated to US from Limerick, Liverpool and Londonderry.

From Germany

T.O. Rue worked as laborer and hailed from France. 19 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Illinois and arrived on November 11, 1878. 24 years old Chr. Rue, 27 years old Christian Rue, Constant Rue, aged 23, Joseph Rue, aged 33, Paul Rue, aged 27, Paul Rue (33) Professor, are other Rue that migrated to US from Bremen, Antwerp and Havre.

Rue Namesakes

  • Pierre de la Rue, Franco-Flemish composer and singer of the Renaissance
  • Gervais de La Rue, French historical investigator
  • Paul-Henri de Le Rue, French snowboarder
  • Charles de la Rue,
  • Rosemary Rue, British physician and civil servant
  • Danny La Rue, Irish-English singer and entertainer
  • Warren De la Rue, British astronomer, chemist, and inventor
  • Sara Rue, American actress
  • Thomas de la Rue, printer from Guernsey who founded De La Rue plc

Rue Namesakes

  • Pierre de la Rue, Franco-Flemish composer and singer of the Renaissance
  • Gervais de La Rue, French historical investigator
  • Paul-Henri de Le Rue, French snowboarder
  • Charles de la Rue,
  • Rosemary Rue, British physician and civil servant
  • Danny La Rue, Irish-English singer and entertainer
  • Warren De la Rue, British astronomer, chemist, and inventor
  • Sara Rue, American actress
  • Thomas de la Rue, printer from Guernsey who founded De La Rue plc

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