Rustin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

Early Origins of the Rustin family

The surname Rustin was first found in Kent where the source Old English Bynames listed Cenwold Rust there (1016-1020.) 1 As this was before the Domesday Book of 1086, one can presume with some certainly that the family was Saxon. The name is derived from the Old English "rust" or "roust" and was typically a nickname for someone with "reddish hair or complexion." 2 1

Continuing our search through early rolls, we found Robert Rust at Winton, Hampshire in 1148 and Richard Rust in the Hundredorum Rolls for Norfolk in 1273. 1

The name "still flourishes in Norfolk, where it is found in the 13th century." 3 Other entries in the Hundredorum Rolls include: Robert Rust, Huntingdonshire; Thomas Rust, Cambridgeshire; and Peter Rust, Norfolk. 3

Far to the north in Scotland, it was a well-known Aberdeenshire surname. William Roust was a tenant in Auchinanzie in 1511. Robert Roust was a notary in Aberdeen in 1540. Alexander Roust was a witness in Linlithgow in 1538 and Phillip Roust was burgess of Aberdeen in 1591. 4

Early History of the Rustin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rustin research. Another 111 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1148, 1492, 1563, 1588, 1606, 1637, 1649, 1650, 1661, 1662, 1664, 1665, 1667, 1670, 1680, 1694, 1711, 1789 and 1874 are included under the topic Early Rustin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rustin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rust, Ruste, Roost, Roust, Roast and others.

Early Notables of the Rustin family

Distinguished members of the family include George Rust (died 1670), English divine, Bishop of Dromore, a native of Cambridge. He became a fellow of Christ's College in 1649, and proceeded M.A. in 1650. Soon after the Restoration, Rust was invited to Ireland by his fellow-townsman Jeremy Taylor, ordained deacon and priest on the same day, 7 May 1661, and made dean of Connor in August. In 1662 he was presented by the crown to the rectory of Island Magee. "For himself, said Rust, he had studied all creeds, and preferred the church of England. In 1664 Rust was rector of Lisburn...
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Rustin Ranking

In the United States, the name Rustin is the 18,468^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 5

Rustin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rustin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Rustin, who arrived in Indiana in 1852 6

Rustin Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Peter Tidernansen Rustin, who landed in Wisconsin in 1913 6

Rustin migration to Australia +

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

Rustin Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. William Rustin, (b. 1798), aged 22, English brass founder who was convicted in Worcester, Worcestershire, England for life for house breaking, transported aboard the "Elizabeth" on 11th August 1820, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died in 1883 7

Contemporary Notables of the name Rustin (post 1700) +

Stuart Rustin, American Republican politician, Candidate for Oklahoma State Senate 6th District, 2002 8
Peter S. Rustin, American politician, Mayor of Tenafly, New Jersey, 2007 8
The Right Reverend Rustin Ray Kimsey (1935-2015), American fifth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Oregon

Citations +

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Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 3rd March 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/elizabeth
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html