Ruthe is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

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

How popular is Ruthe?

Ruthe is ranked 212712 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Ruthes plummeted by 11.7284 per cent to 143 since 2000 and slipped by 18210 spots and ranked at 120901. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.31 92.59
Black 6.29 3.7
Ruthe is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in India. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in New Zealand. Around 1587 people have been found who wears Ruthe as their family name. Ruthe is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
607,991 Indonesia5
201,317 England2
7,895 South Korea1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
107,212 South Africa1
6,033 Benin1
30,360 Thailand1
81,201 Switzerland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
156,482 Canada14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
8,718 New Zealand80
Countries with hundreds of Ruthe:
42,265 India769
25,888 Germany403
60,164 Brazil159
139,837 United States148

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Ellen Ruthe was 50 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on October 22, 1847 with Farmer Ann Ruthe. She lived in Ireland where she worked as farmer and took Columbiana from Liverpool.

Ruthe Namesakes

  • Dan Rutherford, Illinois Treasurer
  • Allie Rutherford, Director
  • Vickerman Henzell Rutherford, Politician
  • Jesse Rutherford, Actor
  • Ann Rutherford, Actress
  • Mike Rutherford, Musician
  • Leon Rutherford Taylor, Former Governor of New Jersey
  • Sir John Rutherford, 1st Baronet, Politician
  • Ernest Rutherford, Physicist
  • Daniel Rutherford Haldane, Physician

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