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The rudge Surname

rudge Name Meaning and History

  1. topographic name from West Midland Middle English rugge, a variant of rigge ‘ridge’, or a habitational name from the village of Rudge in Shropshire, which is named with this word.
  2. from a medieval personal name, a pet form of Roger.
  3. nickname for a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion, from Old French r(o)uge ‘red’ (Latin rubeus).

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Distribution of rudge Families in the US in 1920
Number of rudge families
 17-31
 6-16
 1-5
 0
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