Ruse History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Scotland/England
Germany
Scotland

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 family

The 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 family

This 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 Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Reussner, Reusener, Reussen, Reussener, Ruse, Russe, Rusener and many more.

Early Notables of the Ruse family

Prominent bearers of the family name Ruse at this time were Johann August Reuss (b.1751), who was a State advisor and Ministerial Director in the Department of External Affairs at the courts...
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Ruse migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ruse Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Dan Ruse, who landed in Virginia in 1655 1

Ruse Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

George Ruse, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1765 1

Ruse Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John M Ruse, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1852 1
Peter Ruse, who arrived in Indiana in 1852 1

Ruse migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Ruse Settlers in Australia in the 18th Century

Mr. James Ruse (b. 17590, aged 23, Cornish settler convicted in Bodmin, Cornwall, UK on 29th June 1782, sentenced for 7 years for stealing 2 silver watches, transported aboard the ship "Scarborough" on 13th May 1787 to New South Wales, Australia 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Ruse (post 1700) +

James Ruse (1759-1837), one of the first settlers in Australia having arrived on the First Fleet in 1788
Michael Ruse (b. 1940), British philosopher of biology

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)
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 30th May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_australia_convicts.pdf