The runte Surname

runte Name Meaning and History

German: of uncertain origin; in the northwest of Germany it is most probably a topographic name from a field name based on run ‘mud’, which gave rise to several place names in the Rhine-Ruhr area, for example Runten, Runtenberg, Rünthe.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The runte name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the runte family name as far back in history as possible.

runte Family Facts

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Distribution of runte Families in the US in 1920

Number of runte families

10-17

4-9

1-3

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walter runte	Ellie Runte	6
RUNTE of Illinois	crystalpb	1
Runte in Louisiana	Gloria	0
Amelia RUNTE married John L. KESTNER 1887 in Adams Co IL.	JudiGilker92	0
Runte's found in Milwaukee, WI	snokes_1	10

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