Rone History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The illustrious surname Rone is classified as a habitation surname, which was originally derived from a place-name, and is one form of surname belonging to a broader group called hereditary surnames. Habitation names were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Topographic names, form the other broad category of surnames that was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree.

Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came. Rone is a place-name from in Rouen, the capital of Normandy. The surname was derived from the Viscountcy of Rohan, in Brittany, in France. As a local name, it could also have been derived from the local at the rowan which referred to a residence beside a rowan-tree. Habitation names were derived from the name of the town, village or hamlet where the person originally lived.

Early Origins of the Rone family

The surname Rone was first found in Durham where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Rone family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rone research. Another 83 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1350, 1366, 1393, 1618, 1639, 1692 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Rone History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rone Spelling Variations

Since the Old and Middle English languages lacked definite spelling rules, Breton surnames have many spelling variations. Latin and French, which were the official court languages, were also influential on the spelling of surnames. The spelling of surnames was rarely consistent in medieval times, and scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded rather than adhering to any specific spelling rules. Therefore, it was common to find the same individual referred to with different spellings of their surname in the ancient chronicles. Moreover, a large number of foreign names were brought into England after the Norman Conquest, which accelerated and accentuated the alterations to the spelling of various surnames. The name has been spelled Roan, Rohan, Roohan, Rome, Rowan and others.

Early Notables of the Rone family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was William Rougham (died 1393), the second master of Gonville Hall, Cambridge. He had been a fellow of the college since the 1350s...
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Rone Ranking

In the United States, the name Rone is the 9,290^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Rone family to Ireland

Some of the Rone family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 112 words (8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rone migration to the United States +

Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Rone, or a variant listed above:

Rone Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Anthony Rone, who arrived in Virginia in 1658 2

Rone Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Miss Hedwig Rone, aged 24, who immigrated to the United States, in 1894
Walter Rone, aged 41, who immigrated to the United States, in 1896

Rone Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Valentine Rone, aged 35, who landed in America from Liverpool, in 1904
Eden Rone, aged 54, who landed in America from Liverpool, in 1904
Lloyd A. Rone, aged 27, who immigrated to the United States, in 1907
Thomas C. Rone, aged 54, who landed in America, in 1908
Margaret M. Rone, aged 19, who settled in America, in 1909
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Contemporary Notables of the name Rone (post 1700) +

Brad Rone (1968-2003), American journeyman boxer from Cincinnati, Ohio who died in a fight after losing 26 professional bouts in a row
Donald Rone Jr. (b. 1944), American politician, Member of the Missouri House of Representatives (2015-)
Theta Rone, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 2008 3
Jim Rone (1935-2014), English prelate, Archdeacon of Wisbech from 1995 to 2002
Jemera Rone, Human Rights Watch of East Africa Coordinator
Rone Tempest, American journalist and investigative reporter

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html