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

The Runyan surname is an Anglicization of the French name Rongnon.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Runyon, Runyan, Runyun, Runion, Rongnion, Runnion and others.

First found in on the island of Jersey, where an exile from Poitiers, France, made a brief stop on his way to America. It is unclear whether other Huguenots of this name settled in parts of England.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Runyan research. Another 49 words(4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Runyan History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 42 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Runyan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Runyan Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Vincent Runyan, who arrived in New Jersey in 1665

Runyan Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • B. F. Runyan, who came to San Francisco in 1852
  • M. Runyan, who arrived in California in 1868

Runyan Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Helen S. Runyan, aged 17, who landed in America, in 1903
  • S. Edith Runyan, aged 18, who emigrated to the United States, in 1903
  • Laura Runyan, aged 45, who emigrated to the United States, in 1905
  • Mary Runyan, aged 32, who landed in America, in 1905
  • Elmer Runyan, aged 49, who emigrated to the United States, in 1905


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  • Paul Scott Runyan (1908-2002), American professional golfer, member of the World Golf Hall of Fame
  • Marla Runyan (b. 1969), American six-time gold medalist marathon runner
  • Sean David Runyan (b. 1974), former Major League Baseball player
  • Tygh Runyan (b. 1976), Canadian actor and musician


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  • The Ancestors, and their Children of Enoch R. Runyan (1824-1908) of New Jersey and Illinois and his Known Descendants by Melba Marion Runyon Aaron.
  • Tracking Barefoot Runyan: Descendants of Isaac Barefoot Runyan: Tracing the Path of these Runyans from the Shenandoah Valley through Tennessee and Alabama on their Journey Westward by Marie Runyan Wright.
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  2. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
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  4. Bradford, William. History of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647 Edited by Samuel Eliot Morrison 2 Volumes. New York: Russell and Russell, 1968. Print.
  5. Mills, A.D. Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4).
  6. Leeson, Francis L. Dictionary of British Peerages. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-1121-5).
  7. Fairbairn. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
  8. Dunkling, Leslie. Dictionary of Surnames. Toronto: Collins, 1998. Print. (ISBN 0004720598).
  9. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
  10. Marcharn, Frederick George. A Constitutional History of Modern England 1485 to the Present. London: Harper and Brothers, 1960. Print.
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The Runyan Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Runyan 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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