Ruiz is used as a family name or surname in Spain. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ruiz
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Spain
Meaning:

The son of Ruy, a pet form of Rodrigo meaning "famous, ruler".

The is the variation of Rodriguez. Son of Rodrigo meaning "famous, ruler".

How popular is Ruiz?

Ruiz is common in Mexico, Spain, Colombia, United States, Argentina, Peru, Venezuela, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Philippines, Chile, Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Honduras, Brazil, France, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Panama, Uruguay, Canada, England, Germany, Australia, Belgium, Morocco, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, Andorra, Belize, Thailand, Aruba, Trinidad and Tobago, Netherlands, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Luxembourg, Bahrain.

Ruiz is ranked 194 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Ruizs grew by 35.8 per cent to 238234 since 2000 and ranked 89 after elevating 40 spots. The last name was found in around 8 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 92.89 91.7
White 5.17 6.12
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
1.03 1.01
Black 0.44 0.48
Others 0.24 0.41
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.22 0.28
Ruiz is quite popular family name mostly used in Mexico however Nicaragua is ahead in terms of density. Around 2755960 people have been found who wears Ruiz as their family name. Ruiz is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Ruiz:
20 Mexico804,638
12 Spain385,398
23 Colombia268,121
141 United States209,643
15 Argentina187,546
25 Peru152,491
36 Venezuela126,283
Countries with ten thousands of Ruiz:
17 Paraguay62,872
13 Nicaragua62,280
30 Cuba58,356
33 Ecuador56,086
50 Guatemala52,594
130 Philippines52,494
78 Chile44,025
65 Dominican Republic31,152
67 Bolivia28,748
74 Honduras26,924
509 Brazil26,590
200 France21,857
64 Costa Rica21,620
48 Puerto Rico19,523
67 El Salvador19,293
43 Panama17,482
Countries with thousands of Ruiz:
66 Uruguay5,913
2,653 Canada1,956
5,620 England1,254
9,096 Germany1,123
Countries with hundreds of Ruiz:
3,707 Australia989
1,811 Belgium946
6,047 Morocco920
14,833 Italy716
1,230 Portugal623
2,339 Switzerland579
15 Andorra522
151 Belize498
23,197 Thailand480
29 Aruba411
567 Trinidad and Tobago406
8,498 Netherlands340
17,923 Japan164
29,524 Saudi Arabia159
612 Luxembourg131
2,472 Bahrain103
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,041 Taiwan96
8,121 Sweden87
9,777 New Zealand71
5,846 Scotland68
316 Guam66
1,166 China65
136,333 Russia63
78 Gibraltar60
9,368 Denmark57
5,200 Wales54
5,029 Ireland53
1,081 New Caledonia52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
551 Malta48
412 United States Virgin Islands46
8,749 Haiti44
14,206 United Arab Emirates44
17,004 Norway39
22,987 Israel34
39,690 Malaysia34
14,967 Kuwait29
51,408 Romania26
2,339 French Polynesia25
342 Cayman Islands24
253,014 Indonesia24
19,121 Finland23
40,442 Austria22
66,013 Greece21
16,789 Iraq21
93,678 Poland21
277 Curaçao19
56,138 Czechia19
14,725 Qatar19
604 South Korea16
127,494 South Africa14
3,428 Hong Kong13
552,550 India13
6,223 Jamaica13
18,211 Singapore13
2,636 Vietnam11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
18,974 Afghanistan10
4,894 Angola10
328 Monaco10
322 Equatorial Guinea9
10,839 Northern Ireland8
62,263 Egypt8
53,030 Hungary8
2,872 Jersey7
15,541 Lebanon7
488 Macau6
939 Northern Mariana Islands6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Ric Ruiz was 17 years old when he migrated to USA on April 28, 1864. He lived in Cardenas, Germany where he worked as merchant and took Bremen from Bremen. Pedro Ruiz, aged 17, Spinster Cornelia-D. Ruiz, U Ruiz, aged 38, 40 years old U-Mrs Ruiz, are other Ruiz that migrated to US.

Ruiz Namesakes

  • Lorenzo Ruiz, Filipino saint venerated
  • Samuel Ruiz, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate
  • José Javier Pomés Ruiz,
  • José Martínez Ruiz, Spanish novelist, essayist and literary critic
  • Manuel Noriega Ruiz, Spanish-born Mexican stage and film actor
  • Estela Ruiz, alleged Marian visionary in Phoenix, Arizona
  • Francisco María Ruiz, early settler of San Diego, California
  • Miró Ruiz, Miro Ruiz Delgado, Jr
  • Magaly Ruiz, Cuban musician and composer
  • Héctor Gutiérrez Ruiz, Uruguayan political figure
  • Rafael Ruiz, Spanish field hockey player
  • Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz, He joined the Franciscan order in 1928
  • Emilio Serrano y Ruiz, Spanish pianist and composer
  • Carlos Gutiérrez Ruiz,
  • Xavier Ruiz, Swiss film director and producer
  • Maclovia Ruiz, Mexican-American dancer
  • Hector Ruiz, ansiinc
  • John Ruiz, American former professional boxer
  • Juan Ruiz, medieval Castilian poet
  • Don Miguel Ruiz, Mexican author of Toltec spiritualist and neoshamanistic texts
  • Rodrigo Ruiz, retired Mexican-Chilean footballer and current manager of Tecos UAG
  • Rosie Ruiz, Cuban American runner
  • Renata Ruiz, Chilean model,
  • José Francisco Ruiz, soldier, educator, politician
  • Mariángel Ruiz, Venezuelan actress, TV Host
  • Frankie Ruiz, American salsa singer and songwriter
  • Rey Ruiz, salsa singer from Cuba
  • Teofilo Ruiz, Cuban-American medieval historian and professor
  • Aníbal Ruiz, association football coach
  • Hilton Ruiz, American jazz pianist in the Afro-Cuban jazz mold
  • Óscar Ruiz, Colombian football former referee and current referee instructor
  • Cynthia Deyanira Rodríguez Ruiz, Mexican singer and reality television personality
  • Donnie Ruiz, retired Canadian Football League player
  • Bernardo Ruiz, Spanish former professional road bicycle racer
  • Edgardo Ruiz, Puerto Rican ten-pin bowler
  • Alejandro R. Ruiz, United States Army soldier
  • Daniel Guillén Ruiz, Spanish footballer who plays as a left back
  • Mark Ruiz, Olympic diver from Puerto Rico
  • Bryan Ruiz, Costa Rican professional footballer
  • Olivia Ruiz, French pop singer of partial Spanish descent belonging to the nouvelle chanson genre
  • Mario Alejandro Ruiz, former Mexican footballer and defender
  • Tracie Ruiz, three-times Olympic medalist
  • Vanessa Ruiz, Senior Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
  • Antonio Casado Ruiz, Spanish retired footballer
  • Manuel Ruiz, Spanish retired footballer
  • Francisco Antonio Ruiz, 'alcalde' of San Antonio during the Texas Revolution and was responsible for identifying the bodies of those killed at the Battle of the Alamo

Ruiz Namesakes

  • Lorenzo Ruiz, Filipino saint venerated
  • Samuel Ruiz, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate
  • José Javier Pomés Ruiz,
  • José Martínez Ruiz, Spanish novelist, essayist and literary critic
  • Manuel Noriega Ruiz, Spanish-born Mexican stage and film actor
  • Estela Ruiz, alleged Marian visionary in Phoenix, Arizona
  • Francisco María Ruiz, early settler of San Diego, California
  • Miró Ruiz, Miro Ruiz Delgado, Jr
  • Magaly Ruiz, Cuban musician and composer
  • Héctor Gutiérrez Ruiz, Uruguayan political figure
  • Rafael Ruiz, Spanish field hockey player
  • Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz, He joined the Franciscan order in 1928
  • Emilio Serrano y Ruiz, Spanish pianist and composer
  • Carlos Gutiérrez Ruiz,
  • Xavier Ruiz, Swiss film director and producer
  • Maclovia Ruiz, Mexican-American dancer
  • Hector Ruiz, ansiinc
  • John Ruiz, American former professional boxer
  • Juan Ruiz, medieval Castilian poet
  • Don Miguel Ruiz, Mexican author of Toltec spiritualist and neoshamanistic texts
  • Rodrigo Ruiz, retired Mexican-Chilean footballer and current manager of Tecos UAG
  • Rosie Ruiz, Cuban American runner
  • Renata Ruiz, Chilean model,
  • José Francisco Ruiz, soldier, educator, politician
  • Mariángel Ruiz, Venezuelan actress, TV Host
  • Frankie Ruiz, American salsa singer and songwriter
  • Rey Ruiz, salsa singer from Cuba
  • Teofilo Ruiz, Cuban-American medieval historian and professor
  • Aníbal Ruiz, association football coach
  • Hilton Ruiz, American jazz pianist in the Afro-Cuban jazz mold
  • Óscar Ruiz, Colombian football former referee and current referee instructor
  • Cynthia Deyanira Rodríguez Ruiz, Mexican singer and reality television personality
  • Donnie Ruiz, retired Canadian Football League player
  • Bernardo Ruiz, Spanish former professional road bicycle racer
  • Edgardo Ruiz, Puerto Rican ten-pin bowler
  • Alejandro R. Ruiz, United States Army soldier
  • Daniel Guillén Ruiz, Spanish footballer who plays as a left back
  • Mark Ruiz, Olympic diver from Puerto Rico
  • Bryan Ruiz, Costa Rican professional footballer
  • Olivia Ruiz, French pop singer of partial Spanish descent belonging to the nouvelle chanson genre
  • Mario Alejandro Ruiz, former Mexican footballer and defender
  • Tracie Ruiz, three-times Olympic medalist
  • Vanessa Ruiz, Senior Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
  • Antonio Casado Ruiz, Spanish retired footballer
  • Manuel Ruiz, Spanish retired footballer
  • Francisco Antonio Ruiz, 'alcalde' of San Antonio during the Texas Revolution and was responsible for identifying the bodies of those killed at the Battle of the Alamo

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