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Rudy Family Crest
Rudy Family Crest
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Where did the English Rudy family come from? What is the English Rudy family crest and coat of arms? When did the Rudy family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Rudy family history?

The Anglo-Saxon name Rudy comes from the family having resided in Rudyard, Staffordshire. The place-name Rudyard means "yard where rue was grown." Rue is a perennial evergreen shrub common in Europe with yellow flowers. The plant is psychoactive; the leaves of the shrub were used as a stimulant in the Middle Ages. The leaves were noted for their strong smell and bitter taste.

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Rudy has been spelled many different ways, including Before English spelling became standardized over the last few hundred years, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. As the English language changed in the Middle Ages, absorbing pieces of Latin and French, as well as other languages, the spelling of people's names also changed considerably, even over a single lifetime. Rudyard, Rudgard, Rudyer and others.

First found in Staffordshire where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the census rolls taken by the ancient Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rudy research. Another 167 words(12 lines of text) covering the years 1030, 1066, and 1620 are included under the topic Early Rudy History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Rudy Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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In an attempt to escape the chaos experienced in England, many English families boarded overcrowded and diseased ships sailing for the shores of North America and other British colonies. Those families hardy enough, and lucky enough, to make the passage intact were rewarded with land and a social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families became important contributors to the young colonies in which they settled. Early immigration and passenger lists have documented some of the first Rudys to arrive on North American shores:

Rudy Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Daniel Rudy, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1760
  • Joggi Rudy, who landed in America in 1772
  • Nicholas Rudy, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1775

Rudy Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Johannes Rudy, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1803
  • Henrich Rudy, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1803
  • Anna Rudy, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1803
  • John Rudy, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1838
  • Antonia Rudy, aged 21, landed in New York, NY in 1850


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  • John Rudy and Mary Graham by Marie Peer.
  • The Rudys of God's House and Related Families by William Osborne Wingeard.
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  10. Ingram, Rev. James. Translator Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 1823. Print.
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