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

Ruland, 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 Ruland surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ruland in America

Ruland is the 21509th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ruland surname appeared 1,214 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 Ruland.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ruland 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 Ruland

The surname Ruland is of German origin, derived from the Old High German words "ruowi" meaning "quiet" and "lant" meaning "land." It was initially used as a toponymic name, referring to someone who lived in a quiet or peaceful area.

The earliest recorded instance of the name Ruland dates back to the 12th century, appearing in the Codex Diplomaticus Anhaltinus, a collection of documents from the Anhalt region of Germany. One notable individual bearing this surname was Hans Ruland, a 16th-century German physician and alchemist who published works on medicine and alchemy.

In the 13th century, the name Ruland was also found in the Codex Traditionum Westfalicarum, a record of land transactions in the Westphalia region of Germany. This suggests that the name may have been associated with landowners or landholders during that time period.

The Ruland surname can also be traced back to the village of Ruhlanden in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany, which was first mentioned in historical records in the year 1260. It is possible that some families with the Ruland surname may have originated from this area.

One notable figure with the Ruland surname was Martin Ruland the Younger (1569-1611), a German physician and alchemist who wrote several influential works on medicine and alchemy. Another was Johann David Ruland (1675-1741), a German cartographer and surveyor who created detailed maps of various regions in Europe.

Other individuals of note with the Ruland surname include Johann Philipp Ruland (1673-1707), a German composer and organist, and Johann Wilhelm Ruland (1788-1860), a German politician and lawyer who served as the mayor of Frankfurt am Main.

Throughout history, variations in spelling of the Ruland surname have been observed, such as Rulandt, Ruhlandt, and Ruhland, reflecting regional differences in pronunciation and orthography.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ruland

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

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

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