The Ruelle surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 537 people carried this name — #38,706 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 500,000 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,962 people named Ruelle.
30 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 76 départements, most often Nord.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 897 people named Ruelle live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ruelle.
- Rudolph 19,462 · U.S. census
- Rudy 7,296 · U.S. census
- Rue 4,905 · U.S. census
- Rueda 6,513 · U.S. census
- Rueff 499 · U.S. census
- Ruel 1,338 · U.S. census
- Ruen 302 · U.S. census
- Ruesch 1,164 · U.S. census
- Ruez 179 · U.S. census
- Ruf 1,796 · U.S. census
- Rufenacht 367 · U.S. census
- Rufer 403 · U.S. census
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