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Early Origins of the Ruble family

The surname Ruble was first found in Westphalia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families in the western region. From the 13th century onwards the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Ruble family

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Ruble Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ruble, Rubli, Rubel, Rubi, Rubbi, Rube and others.

Early Notables of the Ruble family

Notables of the period with the name Ruble were

  • the Ruble family of Westphalia

Ruble Ranking

In the United States, the name Ruble is the 5,433rd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1


United States Ruble migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ruble Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Peter Ruble, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1738 2
Ruble Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Conrad Ruble, aged 24, who arrived in New York, NY in 1848 2
  • Jacob Ruble, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1852 2
  • Mary Ruble, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1860 2
  • J B Ruble, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1860 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Ruble (post 1700) +

  • Ruble Upchurch, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1960 3


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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