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The Rudy surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,069 people carried this name — #4,969 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 41,700 people counted. That is down 3% from 7,296 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

1,284 people named Rudy have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 1,541 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Silesian 304
Subcarpathian 262
Lower Silesian 179
Lublin 150
Lesser Poland 101
West Pomeranian 64
Masovian 62
Pomeranian 34

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 195 people named Rudy 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 map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 95
Entre Ríos 26
City of Buenos Aires 22
Córdoba 22
Santa Fe 19
Tucumán 11

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 73 people named Rudy.

15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 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

Born outside France 15
Bas-Rhin 23
Nord 8
Paris 5
Moselle 5
Haut-Rhin 5
Doubs 3
Seine-Maritime 2
Aisne 2

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

35 people named Rudy live in Switzerland.

They live in 5 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 16
Bern 6
Neuchâtel 5
Schaffhausen 4
Ticino 4

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

Rudy in American newspapers,
1895–1930.

Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Rudy
The Salt Lake Herald 1895-04-30
Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Rudy
The Milwaukee Leader 1930-08-21
Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Rudy
The Milwaukee Leader 1916-06-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 66,913 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Rudy,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ludwik Rudy 1885–1943
  • Zvi Rudy 1900–1972 · writer
  • Hermann Rudy 1904–1966 · naturalist
  • James H. Rudy 1909–1956 · farmer
  • Ruth Rudy 1938–2025 · politician
  • Stanisław Rudy 1948–

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

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