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

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Rushton, Ruxton and others.

First found in Lancashire 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 Rushton research. Another 298 words(21 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Rushton History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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

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Some of the Rushton family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 142 words(10 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rushton Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Wm Rushton, who arrived in Virginia in 1665
  • Ellen Rushton and her husband who settled in Maryland in 1699

Rushton Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • John Rushton, who landed in South Carolina in 1775

Rushton Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Edward Rushton, who arrived in America in 1805
  • James, John, Joseph, and William Rushton all arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 1840 and 1860

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  • William A H Rushton (1901-1980), American professor of Physiology at Trinity College, Cambridge
  • William George "Willie" Rushton (1937-1996), English cartoonist, satirist, comedian, actor and performer
  • William Rushton, British Physiologist
  • Sir Reginald Rushton, Air Line Executive
  • John Philippe Rushton (b. 1943), Canadian psychology professor at the University of Western Ontario, Canada


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  1. Holt, J.C. Ed. Domesday Studies. Woodbridge: Boydell, 1987. Print. (ISBN 0-85115-477-8).
  2. Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
  3. Foster, Joseph. Dictionary of Heraldry Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. London: Bracken Books, 1989. Print. (ISBN 1-85170-309-8).
  4. MacAulay, Thomas Babington. History of England from the Accession of James the Second 4 volumes. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1879. Print.
  5. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  6. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  7. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  8. Mills, A.D. Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4).
  9. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
  10. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
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The Rushton Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Rushton 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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