Find out how popular the last name Ruble is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Ruble.

Ruble, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Ruble surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ruble in America

Ruble is the 5355th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ruble surname appeared 6,503 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Ruble.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ruble to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Ruble

The surname Ruble is believed to have originated in Russia and is derived from the Russian ruble, the name of the country's currency. It likely referred to someone who worked with money, such as a moneychanger or banker.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Ruble can be found in the Velvet Book, a 16th-century manuscript containing records of Russian nobility. The name is spelled as "Рублев" (Rublev) in this document.

In the 17th century, a famous Russian icon painter named Andrei Rublev (c. 1360-1430) gained widespread recognition for his religious artwork, including the iconic Trinity icon.

Another noteworthy figure with the surname Ruble was Vasily Rublev (1710-1783), a Russian architect who designed several churches and buildings in Moscow and Saint Petersburg.

During the 18th century, the name Ruble appeared in various documents related to the Russian Empire, suggesting that it was a well-established surname by that time.

In the 19th century, a Russian writer named Ivan Rublev (1837-1907) achieved literary acclaim for his novels and short stories depicting rural life in Russia.

Another notable bearer of the surname was Mikhail Rublev (1858-1920), a Russian painter and art educator who played a significant role in the development of the Russian Realist movement.

As the surname Ruble is of Russian origin, it is likely that it was initially concentrated in areas with a strong Russian cultural influence, such as parts of modern-day Ukraine, Belarus, and other regions historically associated with the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ruble

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Ruble.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Ruble was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Ruble has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Ruble was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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