Ruess is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ruess
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Germany
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Ruess

How popular is Ruess?

Ruess is common in Germany.

Ruess is ranked 167884 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Ruesses plummeted by 7.049608 per cent to 356 since 2000 and slipped by 6115 spots and ranked at 57234. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.94 95.82
Hispanic or Latino 3.65 3.92
Ruess is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in Germany. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Austria. Around 2172 people have been found who wears Ruess as their family name. Ruess is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
720,003 Russia4
18,718 Thailand2
1,704,541 India1
151,601 Spain1
174,544 Czech Republic1
58,885 Poland1
19,810 Croatia1
11,831 Tajikistan1
279,271 Australia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
52,530 Belgium22
156,482 Canada14
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
11,610 Switzerland99
Countries with hundreds of Ruess:
48,104 United States557
5,909 Austria210
Countries with thousands of Ruess:
7,757 Germany1,244

Immigrants to US

From Italy

Journeyman Auguste Ruess from Italy aboard the La Bretagne from Havre. He is registered to be 31 years old when he arrived in New York on March 25, 1889.

Ruess Namesakes

  • Everett Ruess, Artist
  • Everett Ruess, Artist
  • Nate Ruess, Singer-songwriter
  • Nate Ruess, Singer-songwriter
  • Nate Ruess, Singer-songwriter
  • Everett Ruess, Artist
  • Nate Ruess, Singer-songwriter
  • Nate Ruess, Singer-songwriter
  • Nate Ruess, Singer-songwriter
  • Everett Ruess, Artist

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