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

Ruedas, 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 Ruedas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ruedas in America

Ruedas is the 22481st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ruedas surname appeared 1,144 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Ruedas.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ruedas 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 Ruedas

The surname Ruedas originated in Spain. It is derived from the Spanish word "rueda," which means "wheel." This suggests that the name may have been an occupational surname for someone who worked with wheels, such as a cartwright or wheelwright.

The earliest known record of the surname Ruedas dates back to the 13th century in the region of Castile, Spain. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this surname was Pedro Ruedas, a nobleman who lived in the village of Rueda in the province of Valladolid during the late 13th century.

During the 15th century, the Ruedas surname appeared in several historical records and documents in the regions of Andalusia and Extremadura. One notable individual was Alonso de Ruedas, a soldier who fought in the conquest of Granada in the late 15th century under the reign of the Catholic Monarchs, Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon.

In the 16th century, the Ruedas surname gained prominence in the Americas during the Spanish colonization. Juan de Ruedas, a conquistador, was among the first Spanish settlers in the region of present-day Mexico in the early 1500s.

Another notable individual with the Ruedas surname was Lope de Ruedas, a Spanish playwright and actor who lived in the mid-16th century. He is considered one of the founders of the Spanish national theater and is credited with introducing the concept of the "three unities" (action, time, and place) to Spanish drama.

In the 17th century, the Ruedas surname was widespread throughout Spain and its colonies in the Americas. One notable individual was Pedro de Ruedas, a Spanish governor of the province of Yucatán, Mexico, in the 1660s.

As the Ruedas surname spread across different regions, variations in spelling occurred. Some of these variations include Rueda, Rueidas, and Rhuedas. Additionally, the surname may have been derived from or influenced by various place names in Spain, such as the town of Rueda in Valladolid or the village of Ruedas in the province of Cádiz.

Throughout history, several notable individuals have carried the Ruedas surname, including José Ruedas, a Spanish painter who lived in the late 18th century, and Tomás Ruedas, a Mexican composer and musician from the 19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ruedas

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

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

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