How common is the last name Ruiz?

237,286 people in the United States have the last name Ruiz, about 1 in 1,260. It ranks #92 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

RUIZ

#92

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
237,286
About
1 in 1,260
This common or more
16.1%
Who bears it

Of the 237,286 people with the last name Ruiz, 92.2% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% as White and 1.2% as Asian or Pacific Islander. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Ruiz

#90 Bennett · 239,397#91 Wood · 238,948#93 Chen · 233,798#94 Castillo · 231,347

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Ruiz, most common first.

#20,351 Ruis · 1,320#39,285 Ruz · 605#55,981 Ruic · 395#84,231 Ruez · 240

Also a first name

As a first name, Ruiz ranks #23,426 of 53,615, with 418 people. See Ruiz as a first name

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