The rube Surname
rube Name Meaning and History
- German: from a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with hrod ‘renown’.
- German (Rübe): metonymic occupational name for someone who grew or sold turnips, from Middle High German ruobe, rüebe ‘turnip’.
- Danish: unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Death of Mr. Albert Rube in Brazil |
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| George Rube / Baden Germany |
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| Benton Rube |
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| Rube Surname | Tom Powers | 2 |
| RUBE / SHORTSLEEVE |
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| John Albert Rube |
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| Elanora Rube' |
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| LETHA RUBE | MIKE GRIFFIN | 0 |
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