Rufus Sewell
There are approximately 1 people named Rufus Sewell living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Rufus with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Sewell. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Rufus
13K
Alive today
Named Sewell
26K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 13K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1922
Average age: 65
Estimated bearers: 26K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,614
Per 100K: 7.56
Top ancestry: White (69.5%)
First name trend
Rufus: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Rufus. The peak year was 1922 with 746 births. The average person named Rufus today is 65 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Sewell surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Sewell, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 69.5%.
- White69.5%
- Black or African American24.2%
- Two or more races2.6%
- Hispanic or Latino2.4%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Rufus has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0038% of the US population, based on 13,008 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Sewell appears at a rate of 7.56 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0076%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Rufus Sewell. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Rufus Sewell: questions and answers
How many people are named Rufus Sewell?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Rufus Sewell. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0038%) with the surname frequency (7.56 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Rufus Sewell?
We classify Rufus Sewell as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Rufus a male or female name?
Rufus is predominantly male. Out of 36,196 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Rufus profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.