How Common Is the Last Name Ruiz?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Ruiz today

263,778

Ranked #89 of 162,254 published surnames · 80.76 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 238,234 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

5.17%

Black

0.44%

Asian / Pacific Islander

1.03%

Hispanic

92.89%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.