Unruh History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

The origins of the German surname Unruh can be traced back to the northwestern region of Pomerania. It is likely that the name is derived from the name of the place where the original bearer lived or held land; thus, Unruh would indicate "one who came from Unrow," a village on the coast of the Baltic Sea. It is also possible that the surname Unruh is of nickname origin, deriving its meaning from the Middle High German word "unruowe," which indicates "restless or quarrelsome person."1

Early Origins of the Unruh family

The surname Unruh was first found in Weissensee, where Conrad Unrowe was recorded to be living in 1233.

Early History of the Unruh family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Unruh research. Another 79 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1233, 1368, 1390, 1768, 1806, 1835 and 1886 are included under the topic Early Unruh History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Unruh Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Unruh, Unrow, Unrowe, Unru, von Unruh and others.

Early Notables of the Unruh family

Notable figures of the time with the name Unruh were

Friedrich Christoph Wilhelm von Unruh (1768-1835), a German military general, and Hans Viktor von Unruh (1806-1886), a politician

Unruh Ranking

In the United States, the name Unruh is the 6,416^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 2

Unruh migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Unruh Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Cornelius Unruh, who settled in New York in 1873
Agnethe Unruh, aged 4, who landed in New York, NY in 1873 3
Aganata Unruh, aged 20, who landed in New York, NY in 1874 3
Agneta Unruh, aged 28, who arrived in New York, NY in 1874 3
Adam Unruh, aged 15, who landed in New York, NY in 1874 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Unruh migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Unruh Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Andreas Unruh, who came from Hamburg to Quebec in 1874
Willhelm Unruh, who arrived in Manitoba in 1874
Abraham Unruh, who arrived in Manitoba in 1875

Contemporary Notables of the name Unruh (post 1700) +

Paul R. Unruh (1928-2023), American former college basketball standout at Bradley University from 1946 to 1950
Jack Unruh (1935-2016), American multiple award winning commercial illustrator
Leslee Unruh, American activist
Jodi Unruh (b. 1965), American news anchor
Jesse Unruh (1922-1987), American Speaker of California State Assembly
Kendal Unruh, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 2008, 2012 (alternate) 4
Jesse Marvin Unruh (1922-1987), American Democratic Party politician, Member of California State Assembly, 1955-70; Speaker of the California State Assembly, 1962-68; Candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1956 4
Jerry Unruh, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Thief River Falls, Minnesota, 2012 4
Cliff Unruh, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from California 20th District, 1998 4
Charles F. Unruh, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Virginia State House of Delegates, 1950 4
... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Hanks Patricia, Flavia Hodges, Mills A.D., Room Adrian, The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-19-860561-7)
"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, November 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html