Origin Displayed: Polish
Spelling variations of this family name include: Rudalewitz, Rudowski, Rudawski, Rudakiewicz, Rodowicz, Rodziewicz, Rodkiewiz, Rutkiewicz, Rutawski, Rutakiewicz and many more.First found in Warsaw, the largest province of Poland, formerly the principality of Mazovia. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Rodziewicz, who came to New York in 1831 after being exiled from Poland; Joseph Rudowski, who was naturalized in Florida in 1873; Anna Rodowski, who immigrated to Baltimore in 1881. (From www.HouseOfNames.com Archives copyright © 2000 - 2009)
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