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Rusak Surname Meaning

Polish, Ukrainian, Belorussian, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): ethnic or habitational name from Polish rusak ‘Ukrainian’, East Slavic rusak ‘Russian’. The name derives ultimately from a Scandinavian term meaning ‘rower, oarsman’, the Russian state having been first established in the 9th century by Varangian (i.e. Norse) settlers who rowed up the rivers from the Baltic.

Polish, Ukrainian, Belorussian, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): nickname from an East Slavic word meaning ‘light brown’, with allusion to the coloring of hair or skin (compare Polish archaic rusy, Ukrainian and Russian rusyy).

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name from Rusaki in Belarus.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

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You can see how Rusak families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Rusak family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1871 and 1920. The most Rusak families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there was 1 Rusak family living in Alberta. This was about 50% of all the recorded Rusak's in Canada. Alberta and 1 other province had the highest population of Rusak families in 1911.

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Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Rusak life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2000, and highest in 1987. The average life expectancy for Rusak in 1962 was 74, and 81 in 2004.

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