The Rub surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 284 people carried this name — #69,170 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,000,000 people counted. That is up 21% from 235 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
98 people named Rub live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 57 people named Rub.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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.
Who carried it
People named Rub,
with a public archive behind them.
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Christian Rub 1886–1956 · actor -
Otto Rub 1856–1942 · actor
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Hanni Rüb 1874–1944
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Sofie Rüb 1882–1943
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Ignatz Rub 1900–1945
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Bruno Rub 1944– · teacher
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Rub.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Rub is.
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