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Early Origins of the Ruden family

The surname Ruden was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century 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 Ruden family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ruden research. Another 109 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1500, 1580 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Ruden History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ruden Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rudenick, Rudnicki, Rudkowski, Rudnia, Rudnyanszky, Rudowkski, Rudzicki, Rudziewicki, Rutkowski and many more.

Early Notables of the Ruden family

Notable figures of the time with the name Ruden were

  • the Rudenick family of Prussia


United States Ruden migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ruden Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Jacques Ruden, aged 30, who landed in New York in 1802 1
  • Pierre Ruden, aged 26, who arrived in New York, New York in 1892 aboard the ship "La Touraine" from Le Havre, France 2
Ruden Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • William A. Ruden, aged 24, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Allianca" from Cristobal, C. Z. 2

Air New Zealand Flight 901
  • Mr. Karl Ruden (1900-1979), New Zealander passenger, from Mission Bay, Auckland, New Zealand aboard the Air New Zealand Flight 901 for an Antarctic sightseeing flight when it flew into Mount Erebus; he died in the crash 3


  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)
  2. Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
  3. Mount Erebus, Memorial, Roll of Remembrance (Retrieved 2018, February 21st). Retrieved from http://www.erebus.co.nz/memorialandawards/rollofremembrance.aspx


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