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Russe Family Crest
Russe Family Crest
Russe

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

This surname Russe is an ethnic name, a variety of local name. This name translated roughly as "the Russian," and was undoubtedly given to someone who had moved into Germany from Russia at some point in the very early Middle Ages. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another barony would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Reussner, Reusener, Reussen, Reussener, Ruse, Russe, Rusener and many more.

First found in Saxony, where the name could be considered to have made a great contribution to the feudal society which became the backbone of modern Europe. The name became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses which played important roles in the tribal and national conflicts, with groups seeking power and status in an ever changing territorial profile. Chronicles mention Konrad der Ruesse of Esslingen in 1324, C. der Reusse of Franconia in 1272, the knight Arnolt der Ruesse, born in Lahr in 1298, and Jacobus Reuss (Ruthenus) of Bruenn in 1360. Reuss is the name of two former German principalities which were, after 1918, amalgamated into Thuringia.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Russe research. Another 370 words(26 lines of text) covering the years 1120, 1264, 1292, 1571, 1722, 1751, 1778, 1790, 1804, 1806, 1816, and 1891 are included under the topic Early Russe History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 63 words(4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Russe Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Russe Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Wm Russe, who landed in Virginia in 1642

Russe Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Bernhard Russe, who sailed to Philadelphia in 1754

Russe Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Lewis Russe, who arrived in Maryland in 1836
  • Ferdinand Russe, aged 47, arrived in Missouri in 1840
  • Jacob Russe, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1848
  • Anthony Russe, who landed in Virginia in 1884

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  6. Preuss, Otto. Die Lippischen Familiennamen mit Berücksichtigung der Ortsnamen. Detmold: Meyer'sche Hofbuchh, 1887. Print.
  7. Karlsruhe. Badisches Generallandesarchiv Baden Emigration lists 1866-1911. Salt Lake City: Microfilm of Card Index by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Print.
  8. Schenk, Trudy. Wuerttemberg Emigration Index Volume I-VIII. Salt Lake City: Ancestry Inc., 1986. Print.
  9. Oswald, G. Lexicon der Heraldik. Leipzig: 1984. Print.
  10. Tarneller, Josef. Zur Namenkunde Tirolen Familiennamen. Bozen: Buchhandlung, 1923. Print.
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