The Ruhland surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,593 people carried this name — #17,639 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 185,200 people counted. That is up 4% from 1,539 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 131 people named Ruhland.
9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 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.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
43 people named Ruhland live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in St. Gallen.
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 Ruhland,
with a public archive behind them.
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Markus Philipp Ruhland 1749–1796 · physician
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Johann Ruhland 1834–1907 · politician
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Johann Ruhland 1834–1907 · politician
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Gustav Ruhland 1860–1914 · economist
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Heinrich Ruland 1866–1900 · painter
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Wilhelm Ruhland 1878–1960 · university teacher
Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ruhland.
- 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
- Rui 278 · U.S. census
- Ruis 1,662 · U.S. census
- Ruiz 238,234 · U.S. census
- Rull 321 · U.S. census
- Rullan 493 · U.S. census
- Rummel 3,913 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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