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

Ruesch, 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 Ruesch surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ruesch in America

Ruesch is the 23943rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ruesch surname appeared 1,054 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 Ruesch.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ruesch 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 Ruesch

The surname Ruesch is of German origin, derived from the Old German word "ruoch" meaning "rough" or "uncultivated." It is believed to have originated in the 12th century in the regions of Bavaria and Swabia, where it referred to people living in rural or wooded areas.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a 13th-century collection of documents from Saxony, where a "Cunradus dictus Ruesch" is mentioned in 1248. Another early reference is in the Codex Traditionum Monasterii Sancti Petri Veteris-Cellae, a 14th-century manuscript from the St. Peter's Abbey in Ellwangen, which lists a "Conradus Ruesch" in 1354.

The Ruesch name also appears in various town records and chronicles from the 15th and 16th centuries, such as the Stadtbücher von Memmingen (Memmingen Town Books) and the Stadtbücher von Konstanz (Konstanz Town Books), indicating its presence in these areas during that time period.

One notable bearer of the name was Johann Ruesch (1540-1610), a German theologian and professor at the University of Tübingen. Another was Hans Ruesch (1552-1624), a Swiss minister and author of religious works.

The Ruesch surname has also been associated with several place names in Germany and Switzerland, such as Ruesch (a village in Baden-Württemberg), Rueschschachen (a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen), and Rueschwies (a village in the canton of Thurgau).

Other notable individuals with the Ruesch surname include:

1. Hans Rudolf Ruesch (1758-1835), a Swiss politician and member of the Council of States.
2. Walther Ruesch (1868-1944), a Swiss architect and designer.
3. Hans Ruesch (1913-2007), a Swiss writer and former Nazi propagandist.
4. Philipp Ruesch (born 1964), a Swiss businessman and former chairman of the Swiss Bankers Association.
5. Rainer Ruesch (born 1958), a German football player and manager.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ruesch

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

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

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