| ![Show Contents]() Ruse History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of RuseWhat does the name Ruse mean? This surname Ruse is an ethnic name, a variety of local name. This name translated roughly as "the Russian," and was undoubtedly given to someone who had moved into Germany from Russia at some point in the very early Middle Ages. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another barony would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came. Early Origins of the Ruse familyThe surname Ruse was first found in Saxony, where the name could be considered to have made a great contribution to the feudal society which became the backbone of modern Europe. The name became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses which played important roles in the tribal and national conflicts, with groups seeking power and status in an ever changing territorial profile. Chronicles mention Konrad der Ruesse of Esslingen in 1324, C. der Reusse of Franconia in 1272, the knight Arnolt der Ruesse, born in Lahr in 1298, and Jacobus Reuss (Ruthenus) of Bruenn in 1360. Reuss is the name of two former German principalities which were, after 1918, amalgamated into Thuringia. Early History of the Ruse familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ruse research. Another 288 words (21 lines of text) covering the years 1120, 1264, 1292, 1571, 1722, 1751, 1778, 1790, 1804, 1806, 1816 and 1891 are included under the topic Early Ruse History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ruse Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Reussner, Reusener, Reussen, Reussener, Ruse, Russe, Rusener and many more. Early Notables of the Ruse familyJohann August Reuss (b.1751), who was a State advisor and Ministerial Director in the Department of External Affairs at the courts of Wuerttemberg. He was ennobled for his achievements in 1806. Edouard...
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| Ruse migration to the United States | + |
Ruse Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Dan Ruse, who landed in Virginia in 1655 2
Ruse Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- George Ruse, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1765 2
Ruse Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John M Ruse, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1852 2
- Peter Ruse, who arrived in Indiana in 1852 2
| Ruse migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia included the First Fleet and Third Fleet of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: First Fleet Third Fleet - Mr. James Ruse, (b. 1759), aged 23, Cornish farmer convicted in Bodmin, Cornwall on 29th June 1782, sentenced for 7 years for stealing watches, transported aboard the ship "Scarborough" leaving in 1787 arriving in New South Wales, Australia in 1788 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Ruse (post 1700) | + |
- Michael Escott Ruse FRSC (1940-2024), British-born Canadian philosopher of science who specialised in the philosophy of biology and worked on the relationship between science and religion
- James Ruse (1759-1837), one of the first settlers in Australia having arrived on the First Fleet in 1788
- Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 4th February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships
- 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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