Ruehle History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

The German surname Ruehle emerged in the lands that formed the modern state of Lower Saxony, which is presently bordered by the North Sea, the Hartz mountains and the Elbe and Ems rivers.German surnames developed at a time when most of Lower Saxony, and most of the German provinces, were states of the Holy Roman Empire. At first people used only a single name, but as the population grew and people began to travel, they began to find it necessary to take on an additional name to more clearly identify themselves. Fairly general principles guided the development of hereditary surnames in Lower Saxony. Two of the common types of family names found in Prussia are patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. The surname Ruehle derived from the given name Rudolf. The name Ruehle was adopted by a town near Meppen and Holzmunden in East Friesland near the Dutch border.

Early Origins of the Ruehle family

The surname Ruehle was first found in East Friesland, where the name was anciently associated with the tribal conflicts of the area. They declared allegiances to many nobles and princes of early history, lending their influence in struggles for power and status within the region. They branched into many houses, and their contributions were sought by many leaders in their search for power. The name is thought to have originated as a short form of Rudolf. A town near Meppen and Holzmunden in East Friesland took on the name Ruehle, and this region near the Dutch border is probably the place of origin for many of the branches bearing this name.

Early History of the Ruehle family

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Ruehle Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ruhle, Ruhler, Ruehle, Ruhle, Ruehler, Ruele, Ruelle, Ruhl, Rule, Rulle, Ruler, Ruller, Roul, Rool, Roole, Rooler, Roohler, Roohle, Ruel, Ruehle and many more.

Early Notables of the Ruehle family

Notables of the time included

Jacob Ruehle, the father of the above mention brothers Johann and Georg, who was a Doctor of Law and mayor of the city Koenigsberg in East Prussia...
Other prominent descendents of this line include Jacob Heinrich Ruehle (d.1789) who became a Senator of Frankfurt in 1761, and Conrad Friedrich Ruehle (d.1789), who was privy councillor to the Duke of...
Johann Jacob Friedrich Ruehle von Lilienstern (d.1847) was a Prussian lieutenant general who became famous as a military historian...

Ruehle migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ruehle Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johann Michael Ruehle, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1751 1

Ruehle Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Edna Ruehle, aged 4, who arrived in America, in 1910
Adolf Ruehle, aged 1, who arrived in America from Germany, in 1922
Anna Ruehle, aged 24, who arrived in America from Stuttgart, Germany, in 1922
Frederike Ruehle, aged 57, who arrived in America, in 1922
Josef Ruehle, aged 24, who arrived in America from Germany, in 1922
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Ruehle (post 1700) +

Hugo Ernst Heinrich Rühle (1824-1888), German physician
Tobias Rühle (b. 1991), German footballer
Heide Rühle (b. 1948), German politician and Member of the European Parliament
Frank Rühle (b. 1944), German rower who won gold at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics

Citations +

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)