About the surname
The sheer volume of individuals carrying the Ruiz lineage places it securely among the most famous last names in the US. According to the most recent data, 237,286 people in America carry this family name. In terms of sheer numbers, this demographic represents a population larger than many well-known US suburbs. If you were to sample the US population, approximately one individual out of every 1,403 would hold the Ruiz surname. Demographically, the Hispanic or Latino population dominates this surname by a wide margin, outnumbering the second-largest group (White, 5.5%) by over 87 percentage points.