Show ContentsRunde History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Runde family

The surname Runde was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Calvados and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. They were shown as nobility of the Norman by the Duchesne rolls during the Conquest. William Rundel of Oxfordshire after Hastings had several domains held to 1150 and also held in Normandy.

Early History of the Runde family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Runde research. Another 50 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Runde History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Runde Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rond, Ronde, Lerond, Lerondel, Roneau, Rondel, Lerondeau, Rondeau, Rondelet, Rondelleux, Rondelot, Rondet, Rondot, Rondou, Rondier, Rundle, Runnall, Redonet, Redonin and many more.

Early Notables of the Runde family

More information is included under the topic Early Runde Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


United States Runde migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Runde Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Joh Jurgen Runde, who landed in America in 1814-1820 1
  • Ludwig Runde, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1855 1


  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)


Houseofnames.com on Facebook