How common is the last name Rush?

37,453 people in the United States have the last name Rush, about 1 in 7,981. It ranks #918 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

RUSH

#918

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
37,453
About
1 in 7,981
This common or more
38.7%
Who bears it

Of the 37,453 people with the last name Rush, 71.1% reported their origin as White, 20.2% as Black and 4.2% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Rush

#915 Duffy · 37,556#917 Kumar · 37,459#919 John · 37,363#920 Cano · 37,355

Spelled almost the same

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

#2,432 Russ · 14,521#7,268 Rusk · 4,419#7,329 Rusch · 4,383#9,155 Ruch · 3,426#21,932 Rus · 1,209#23,795 Rugh · 1,099#24,474 Ruse · 1,065#27,351 Rusu · 934

Also a first name

As a first name, Rush ranks #8,367 of 53,615, with 1,737 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2023, with 157 births. See Rush as a first name

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