Show ContentsRube History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Rube family

The surname Rube was first found in Westphalia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families in the western region. From the 13th century onwards the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Rube family

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Rube Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ruble, Rubli, Rubel, Rubi, Rubbi, Rube and others.

Early Notables of the Rube family

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Migration of the Rube family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers who traveled to the New World and established themselves along the eastern seaboard of the United States and Canada in the 18th and 19th centuries..


Contemporary Notables of the name Rube (post 1700) +

  • Rube Ferns, Welterweight champion in 1900 and 1901
  • Rube Freedman, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1912 1


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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