Rutz

surname · Latin script

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

/ˈɹəts/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Rutz is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in China than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • CHSwitzerland1 in 4.2K(measured from records)
  • DEGermany≈1 in 26K
  • USUnited States1 in 101K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

China (inferred from the name graph)

≈8,200 people, est.

Sources
264 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

1 in 4.2K (inferred from the name graph)

Switzerland

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Meaning & origin

No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Rutz counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Rutz is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
CN China—≈8,200 est.≈1 in 171K—Rutz3
US United States—3,2821 in 101K3.3KRutz264
DE Germany—≈3,100 est.≈1 in 26K—Rutz106
CH Switzerland#3202,0011 in 4.2K2KRutz74
BR Brazil—1,8501 in 114K1.9K——
JO Jordan—≈270 est.≈1 in 41K—Rutz1
LI Liechtenstein—≈1 est.≈1 in 32K21—3

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames); IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname); Statistik Liechtenstein — Familiennamenstatistik (surnames). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Rutz is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Spanish surname4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Brazil, Argentina, United States, Mexico

    Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

    Also written Rütz

  • Polish surname2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Poland, United States

    Also written Rütz

  • a separate name2 spellings in the group

    Also written Rütz

  • French surname3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, United States, Switzerland, Côte d’Ivoire

    Also written Rütz

  • Italian surname2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Switzerland, Italy, United Kingdom

    Also written Rütz

  • Danish surname8 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Denmark, Switzerland, Sweden

    Languages: Danish, Swedish, Norwegian

    Also written Rütz, Rūtz

34 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

1850190019502000Gustav Rutz, b. 1857Willi Rutz, b. 1907Victor Ruzo, b. 1913Michael Rutz, b. 1951Gregor Rutz, b. 1972Emmanuel Rutz, b. 1972Andreas Rutz, b. 1974Alexandra Rutz, b. 1975Charlie Rutz, b. 1978Sara Rutz, b. 1981

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Rutz,
InformalHello,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 25 sources across 16 countries.

Official registers attesting Rutz
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 201020103.3K#9,854
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 200020003.2K#9,450
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 202020202.3K#12,739
CH SwitzerlandBFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames)20242K#479
BR BrazilIBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname)—1.9K#5,267
LI LiechtensteinStatistik Liechtenstein — Familiennamenstatistik (surnames)202021—
US United Stateswru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.)———

Reference works 4

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce Rutz?
A machine transcription gives /ˈɹəts/ (IPA) for English.
In which country does Rutz have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 8.2 thousand people named Rutz in China, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled rutz.
Where is Rutz most common?
Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Rutz is densest in Switzerland — about 1 in 4.2 thousand people — even though China holds more of our records for it.
How common is the name Rutz?
In the United States, the national register counted 3,282 people named Rutz in 2010, about 1 in 101 thousand residents.
How common is Rutz compared with other names?
In Switzerland, Rutz is the 320th most common surname of 127,759 surnames recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Rutz” — the 320th most common surname in Switzerland. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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