The Ruano surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,478 people carried this name — #6,240 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 53,800 people counted. That is up 46% from 3,754 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 851 people named Ruano live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 66 people named Ruano.
28 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
43 people named Ruano live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Ruano in American newspapers,
1890–1930.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,628 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Ruano,
with a public archive behind them.
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Juan Antonio Ruano Martín 1840–1914 · Catholic priest -
Carlos Ruano Llopis 1878–1950 · artist -
Carlos Ruano Llopis 1879–1950 · artist
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Ferdinando Ruano d. 1559 · librarian
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Juan Ruano 1499–1599 · treasurer
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Candido José Ruano 1760–1803 · composer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ruano.
When the index is not enough
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