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The Ruppel surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,053 people carried this name — #14,523 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 142,900 people counted. That is down 10% from 2,289 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 1,923 people named Ruppel 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 1,325
Entre Ríos 185
Misiones 153
Santa Fe 59
Río Negro 53
City of Buenos Aires 44
La Pampa 36
Chubut 23

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 100 people named Ruppel.

4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Moselle.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 4
Moselle 61
Seine-Maritime 8
Bas-Rhin 7
Meurthe-et-Moselle 6
Haut-Rhin 3
Paris 3
Haute-Vienne 3
Landes 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

59 people named Ruppel live in Switzerland.

They live in 9 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 15
Aargau 14
Schaffhausen 7
St. Gallen 5
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 4
Lucerne 4
Solothurn 4
Bern 3

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 Poland’s population register

22 people named Ruppel have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 40 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Masovian 12
Lower Silesian 4
Warmian-Masurian 4
Lesser Poland 2

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

In print

Ruppel in American newspapers,
1900–1916.

Newspaper page from Anchorage Daily Times And Cook Inlet Pioneer carrying the name Ruppel
Anchorage Daily Times And Cook Inlet Pioneer 1916-06-21
Newspaper page from The Worcester Spy carrying the name Ruppel
The Worcester Spy 1900-02-20
Newspaper page from The Detroit Times carrying the name Ruppel
The Detroit Times 1915-10-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,773 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Ruppel,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Aloys Ruppel
    Aloys Ruppel 1882–1977 · librarian
  • Berthold Ruppel 1500–1494 · printer
  • Friedrich Ruppel 1854–1937 · architect
  • Willy Ruppel 1874– · writer
  • Sigwart Ruppel 1875–1936 · engineer
  • Karl Konrad August Ruppel 1880–1968 · lawyer

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

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Surnames next to Ruppel.

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