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

The German surname Ruhl emerged in the lands that formed the modern state of Lower Saxony, which is presently bordered by the North Sea, the Hartz mountains and the Elbe and Ems rivers.German surnames developed at a time when most of Lower Saxony, and most of the German provinces, were states of the Holy Roman Empire. At first people used only a single name, but as the population grew and people began to travel, they began to find it necessary to take on an additional name to more clearly identify themselves. Fairly general principles guided the development of hereditary surnames in Lower Saxony. Two of the common types of family names found in Prussia are patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. The surname Ruhl derived from the given name Rudolf. The name Ruehle was adopted by a town near Meppen and Holzmunden in East Friesland near the Dutch border.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Ruhle, Ruhler, Ruehle, Ruhle, Ruehler, Ruele, Ruelle, Ruhl, Rule, Rulle, Ruler, Ruller, Roul, Rool, Roole, Rooler, Roohler, Roohle, Ruel, Ruehle and many more.

First found in East Friesland, where the name was anciently associated with the tribal conflicts of the area. They declared allegiances to many nobles and princes of early history, lending their influence in struggles for power and status within the region. They branched into many houses, and their contributions were sought by many leaders in their search for power. The name is thought to have originated as a short form of Rudolf. A town near Meppen and Holzmunden in East Friesland took on the name Ruehle, and this region near the Dutch border is probably the place of origin for many of the branches bearing this name.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ruhl research. Another 238 words(17 lines of text) covering the years 1743, 1761, 1789, and 1847 are included under the topic Early Ruhl History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 97 words(7 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Ruhl Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ruhl Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Nicolaus Ruhl, who sailed to New York in 1710
  • Peter Ruhl, aged 45, arrived in Pennsylvania in 1739
  • Georg Philip Ruhl, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1741
  • Johannes Ruhl, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1742
  • Johan Peter Ruhl, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1743


Ruhl Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Philipp Ruhl, who landed in America in 1833
  • Christian Ruhl, who landed in America in 1833
  • Nicolas Ruhl, aged 28, landed in Missouri in 1840
  • John Gottlob Ruhl, who arrived in Missouri in 1845
  • Johann Ruhl, who arrived in Galveston, Tex in 1846


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  • J. B. Ruhl, American legal academic specializing in environmental law
  • Sarah Ruhl (b. 1974), American playwright, recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship
  • Private First Class Donald Jack Ruhl (1923-1945), recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1945
  • Dave Ruhl (1920-1988), Canadian professional wrestler


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  9. Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
  10. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
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The Ruhl Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Ruhl Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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