The Ruh surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,047 people carried this name — #24,064 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 285,700 people counted. That is down 1% from 1,062 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
376 people named Ruh live in Switzerland.
They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Schaffhausen.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 145 people named Ruh.
9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
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.
Who carried it
People named Ruh,
with a public archive behind them.
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Hans Ulrich Ruh 1750–1829 · politician
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Jakob Ruh 1839–1910 · politician
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Theodor Ruh 1848–1915 · politician
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Jakob Ruh 1875–1935 · politician
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Johann Ruh 1876–1947 · politician
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Philip Ruh 1883–1962 · architect
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ruh.
- Rufo 1,301 · U.S. census
- Ruga 194 · 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
- Ruhl 4,462 · U.S. census
- Ruhland 1,593 · U.S. census
- Rui 278 · U.S. census
- Ruis 1,662 · U.S. census
- Ruiz 238,234 · U.S. census
- Rull 321 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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