| ![Show Contents]() Rudolf History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Germany Early Origins of the Rudolf familyThe surname Rudolf was first found in Saxony, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. They later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates, some in foreign countries, and always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society. Early History of the Rudolf familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rudolf research. Another 208 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1671, 1731, 1735, 1771, 1795, 1817 and 1837 are included under the topic Early Rudolf History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Rudolf Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Rudolph, Rudloff (Thuringia, Saxony, Silesia), Rodloff (northern Germany), Rudolpher (southern Germany), Rudolphi (Brunswick), Rudolf, Rudolfi, Ruddolf, Ruddolph, Ruddolfi, Ruddolphi, Rudolff, Rudloff and many more. Early Notables of the Rudolf familyProminent bearers of the family name Rudolf at this time were Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1671-1735) who ruled over the Wolfenbüttel subdivision of the duchy from 1731 until his death; Carl Ludwig von Rudolphi...
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 Rudolf migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Rudolf Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Christoph Rudolf, who sailed to Philadelphia in 1736
- Christopher Rudolf, aged 19, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1736 1
- Andreas Rudolf, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1748 1
Rudolf Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Mr. Louis Rudolf, aged 29, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Washington"
- Friedrich Rudolf, who arrived in Texas in 1846 1
- Christine Rudolf, aged 29, who landed in New York, NY in 1847 1
- Caroline Rudolf, aged 6, who landed in New York, NY in 1847 1
- Aloyse Rudolf, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1860 1
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Rudolf Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Wilhelm Rudolf, who arrived in Chile in 1906 1
| Rudolf migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Rudolf Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- John Christoff Rudolf, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1757
| Contemporary Notables of the name Rudolf (post 1700) | + |
- Gergely Rudolf (b. 1985), Hungarian footballer
- Max Rudolf (b. 1902), prominent conductor of symphony orchestras and operas
- Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (1857-1894), German physicist who first conclusively proved the existence of the electromagnetic waves, eponym of "hertz", unit of frequency that measures cycle per second
- Gerhard Rudolf Reber (1937-2023), German organisational theorist and Professor of Management and Organizational Behavior of the Johannes Kepler University of Linz
- Jan Rudolf Steinhauser (1944-2022), Dutch rower who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Claes-Johan Rudolf Andersson (1937-2019), Swedish-speaking Finnish psychiatrist, author, poet, jazz musician and Member of the Finnish Parliament
- Fritz Rudolf Fries (1935-2014), Spanish-born, German writer and translator
- Egbert Rudolf van Kampen (1908-1942), Belgium-born, American mathematician who made important contributions to topology and the study of fundamental groups
- Erich Rudolf Bagge (1912-1996), German scientist
- Sir Michael Rudolf Stratton FRS, FMedSci, FRCPath (b. 1957), British clinical scientist, 3rd Director of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
- 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)
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Rudolf migration to the United States 
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