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The Ruch surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,682 people carried this name — #8,891 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 80,000 people counted. That is up 4% from 3,555 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

2,081 people named Ruch live in Switzerland.

They live in 23 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Bern 839
Zurich 255
Aargau 164
Vaud 118
Solothurn 113
Basel-Landschaft 94
Fribourg 91
Thurgau 73

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 744 people named Ruch.

16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 43 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 16
Bas-Rhin 353
Haut-Rhin 116
Paris 54
Territoire de Belfort 27
Moselle 21
Doubs 17
Vosges 16
Ardennes 14

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 71 people named Ruch 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 Misiones.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Misiones 52
Entre Ríos 19

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

44 people named Ruch have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 86 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Warmian-Masurian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Warmian-Masurian 29
Greater Poland 15

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In print

Ruch in American newspapers,
1879–1927.

Newspaper page from Le Messager carrying the name Ruch
Le Messager 1927-11-10
Newspaper page from The Enterprise carrying the name Ruch
The Enterprise 1912-04-18
Newspaper page from The New Orleans Daily Democrat carrying the name Ruch
The New Orleans Daily Democrat 1879-11-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

Who carried it

People named Ruch,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Charles Joseph Eugène Ruch
    Charles Joseph Eugène Ruch 1873–1945 · Catholic priest
  • Heinrich Ruch d. 1893
  • Christopher Ruch 1736–1804 · goldsmith
  • John Ruch 1834–1912 · politician
  • Jakob Ruch 1868–1914 · painter
  • Hans Ruch 1898–1947 · association football player

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

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Surnames next to Ruch.

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