The Ruga surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 194 people carried this name — #94,311 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is up 8% from 179 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 66 people named Ruga.
13 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Vosges.
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.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
38 people named Ruga live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Valais.
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.
Who carried it
People named Ruga,
with a public archive behind them.
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Pietro Ruga 1772–1850 · printmaker
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Pietro Ruga 1772–1849 · printmaker
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Alessandro Ruga 1836–1919 · artist
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Alessandro Ruga 1836–1917 · artist
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Alessandro Ruga 1836–1916 · artist
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Alessandro Ruga 1836–1919 · artist
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ruga.
- Ruffini 455 · U.S. census
- Ruffino 1,342 · U.S. census
- Ruffle 121 · U.S. census
- Ruffo 1,036 · U.S. census
- Rufin 277 · U.S. census
- Rufo 1,301 · U.S. census
- Rugani 245 · U.S. census
- Ruggeri 1,942 · U.S. census
- Ruggieri 2,174 · U.S. census
- Ruggiero 9,263 · U.S. census
- Ruh 1,047 · U.S. census
- Ruhl 4,462 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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