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

Rueda, 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 Rueda surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rueda in America

Rueda is the 3829th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rueda surname appeared 9,253 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname Rueda.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rueda 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 Rueda

The surname Rueda originates from Spain and can be traced back to the 12th century. It is derived from the Spanish word "rueda," meaning "wheel." The name likely referred to someone who lived near a wheel or mill, or possibly a maker of wheels or carts.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Rueda can be found in the Libro del Repartimiento, a medieval document from the 13th century that recorded the distribution of lands and properties in the region of Andalusia after the Christian conquest. In this document, several individuals with the surname Rueda are mentioned as receiving land grants in various towns and villages.

During the 15th century, the name Rueda appeared in several historical records and manuscripts from the Kingdom of Castile. For instance, Juan Rueda, a prominent merchant and landowner from the city of Toledo, was mentioned in several legal documents from the late 1400s.

In the 16th century, the surname Rueda gained further prominence with the birth of Lope de Rueda (c. 1510-1565), a renowned Spanish playwright, actor, and poet who is considered a pioneer of the Spanish Golden Age theater. He is credited with introducing the concept of the "comedia nueva" (new comedy) and is regarded as one of the most influential figures in the development of Spanish drama.

Another notable figure with the surname Rueda was Pedro Rueda (c. 1550-1611), a Spanish painter from the Renaissance era. He is best known for his religious paintings and worked extensively in the city of Seville.

In the 18th century, the name Rueda can be found associated with Tomás Rueda (1691-1762), a Spanish architect and engineer who designed several important buildings and infrastructure projects in Madrid and other parts of Spain during the reign of King Philip V.

Throughout the centuries, the surname Rueda has also been linked to various place names and locales in Spain, such as Rueda de la Sierra (a municipality in the province of Guadalajara), Rueda de Jalón (a village in the province of Zaragoza), and Rueda de la Península Ibérica (a geographical region known for its wine production).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rueda

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

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 Rueda 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 Rueda 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 Rueda was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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