The Rucker surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 26,581 people carried this name — #1,326 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 11,100 people counted. That is up 6% from 25,160 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

45 people named Rucker live in Switzerland.

They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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

Where they live today

Zurich 15
Aargau 11
Bern 8
Graubünden 4
St. Gallen 4
Schwyz 3

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 Argentina’s national register

At least 45 people named Rucker 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.

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

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 45

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 25 people named Rucker.

Most of them — 17 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Essonne.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 17
Essonne 3
Nièvre 2
Bas-Rhin 2
Seine-et-Marne 1

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

In the Nordic population registers

23 people named Rucker is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 23

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Rucker in American newspapers,
1902–1913.

Newspaper page from The Western News carrying the name Rucker
The Western News 1910-04-13
Newspaper page from The Mirror And Farmer carrying the name Rucker
The Mirror And Farmer 1902-12-11
Newspaper page from The Semi-weekly Leader carrying the name Rucker
The Semi-weekly Leader 1913-02-12

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 335,983 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Rucker in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

1,306 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Rucker. The most, 354, date from the 1890s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 594
New South Wales 320
Queensland 127
Western Australia 109
South Australia 83
Tasmania 59
ACT (Canberra) 3
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Rucker.

Who carried it

People named Rucker,
with a public archive behind them.

  • James Rucker d. 2010
  • Lucy C. Rucker d. 1858
  • Johannes Rucker 1526–1579
  • Hans Rücke 1590– · mintmaster
  • Johan Gerhard Christiaan Rücker 1722–1780 · jurist
  • Ambrose Rucker 1730–1807

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Rucker,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,560 records

1,560 records of the Rucker name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 904
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 443
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 92
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 61
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 33
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 14
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 9
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 4
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Carlos Wilson Rücker

    Born 1940; from Las Vegas, Nevada. U.S. Army, medical specialist; killed in action 1969 in Khanh Hoa, South Vietnam. Buried at Nashville National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Lark R. Rücker

    Born 1926 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1945 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; electrical plant worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1986, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Caroline Rücker

    Arrived at New York in 1886 aboard the Elbe from Bremen, aged 17; servant. From Dinkelsbuhl, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,560 records for Rucker in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Germany657 records

657 records of the Rucker name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 655
  • German emigration and citizenship files 2
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Willi Rücker

    From Berlin. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 27 April 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 207).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Georg Wilhelm Rücker

    Naturalised at Gebweiler/Elsaß in 1859.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (CC0)

Showing 2 of 657 records for Rucker in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands102 records

102 records of the Rucker name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 69
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 31
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Dina Maria Hubertina Rucker

    Married in 1907 in Amsterdam. Died 1930 in Haarlem, aged 53.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Herman Hubertus Rücker

    Born 1914 in Nijmegen. Married in 1945 in Velsen.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Philip Wilhelm Rúcker

    Died 1841 in Den Haag, aged 81.

    Open Archives, Nationaal Archief Rijksarchief Zuid-Holland (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 102 records for Rucker in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia72 records

72 records of the Rucker name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 32
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 15
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 13
  • Tasmanian Names Index 6
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 5
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ellen Rücker

    Arrived in Queensland in 1885 aboard the New Guinea, aged 23.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Hubert F. Rucker

    Gentleman of St Kilda, Victoria; died 1927.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Amalia Rucker

    Died 2000; buried at Gungahlin Cemetery, Canberra, ACT.

    ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 72 records for Rucker in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France4 records

4 records of the Rucker name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Andree Rücker

    Born 1920 in Clamecy (Nièvre); died 1986 in Brest (Finistère).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Sebastian Rücker

    Born 1974 in Germany; died 1992 in Plouharnel (Morbihan).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Ernest Louis Guillaume Rücker

    Born 1916 in Schweighouse-sur-Moder (Bas-Rhin); died 1979 in Lyon (Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Rucker in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Rucker name in Canada Canadian Virtual War Memorial
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Barrington Rucker

    Died in service in 1915.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Forrest Alfred Rucker

    Died in service in 1945.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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