Show ContentsRodolph History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Rodolph family

The surname Rodolph was first found in Saxony, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. They later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates, some in foreign countries, and always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Rodolph family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rodolph research. Another 208 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1671, 1731, 1735, 1771, 1795, 1817 and 1837 are included under the topic Early Rodolph History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rodolph Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rudolph, Rudloff (Thuringia, Saxony, Silesia), Rodloff (northern Germany), Rudolpher (southern Germany), Rudolphi (Brunswick), Rudolf, Rudolfi, Ruddolf, Ruddolph, Ruddolfi, Ruddolphi, Rudolff, Rudloff and many more.

Early Notables of the Rodolph family

Prominent bearers of the family name Rodolph at this time were Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1671-1735) who ruled over the Wolfenbüttel subdivision of the duchy from 1731 until his death; Carl Ludwig von Rudolphi...
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United States Rodolph migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rodolph Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Jan Rodolph, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Rodolph (post 1700) +

  • Robert Rodolph Suffield (1821-1891), English Dominican friar and later and Unitarian minister, son of George Suffield, a member of an old Roman Catholic family in Norfolk
  • Platoon Sergeant Joseph Rodolph Julian (1918-1945), American soldier awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1945
  • Rodolph Dessen, Actor


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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