Ruiter
See also: ruiter
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch Ruiter, from ruiter (“knight, horseman”).
Proper noun
Ruiter (plural Ruiters)
- A surname, from Dutch.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ruiter is the 35294th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 638 individuals. Ruiter is most common among White (94.36%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003) , “Ruiter”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN