| ![Show Contents]() Rutty History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Rutty familyThe surname Rutty was first found in Cheshire where it "is the name of an ancient and influential family of Kingsley, where they owned considerable estates from the 13th to the 17th century (O.). The name of Rutter is now best represented amongst the farmers around Tarporley, which is only some seven or eight miles from Kingsley, so that we may repeat the remark made by Ormerod about 70 years ago "that the descendants are still living (as yeomen) and day labourers within the precincts of the feudal power of their ancestors." The name is also established in the counties of Northumberland, Durham, and Lincoln, and in the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire. " 1 As far as the etymology of the name, there is much debate. Most sources claim the name is from the German word for "ritter, a rider, i.e. a trooper." 2 3 2 4 Halliwell goes on the note that "the term was usually applied to a fine, dashing, boasting gallant; one so fashionable as to speak much in foreign languages." 3 However, one source claims the name was in fact, a Norman French name from "Roter" as the Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae lists Fulco des Rotors, Normandy 1180-1195; and Fulco de Rotor, 1198 and then notes that Richard and Thomas Rotor or Rotour, were both listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273. 5 The famed English composer, conductor, editor, arranger, and record producer, John Milford Rutter CBE (b. 1945) was born in London. Early History of the Rutty familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rutty research. Another 79 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1635, 1687, 1697, 1698, 1719, 1720, 1723, 1724, 1727, 1730 and 1775 are included under the topic Early Rutty History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Rutty Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Rutter, Ruttery, Rutty and others. Early Notables of the Rutty familyDistinguished members of the family include - John Rutty (1697-1775) a Dublin Quaker physician and naturalist born in Melksham, Wiltshire; and his cousin, William Rutty M.D. (1687-1730) was an English physician, elected a Fellow of the Royal Soci...
- John Rutty (1698-1775), was an English physician, was born in Wiltshire, of Quaker parents. In 1723, he settled in Dublin as a physician in 1724, and there practised throughout his life
- William Rutty (1687-1730), was another English physician, born in London. He was admitted a candidate or member of the College of Physicians 30 Sept. 1719, and was elected a fellow 30 Sept. 1720. (NBi...
 Rutty migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Rutty Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- E. Rutty, who settled in San Francisco, California in 1852
- Job Rutty, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1858
- David Rutty, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1860
| Rutty migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Rutty Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- John Rutty, aged 30, Scottish shoe maker, who landed in Pictou, Nova Scotia in 1815-1816, with his wife
| Contemporary Notables of the name Rutty (post 1700) | + |
- Justin Rutty (b. 1989), American basketball player
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Melitae amor
Motto Translation: Love of Malta.
- Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
- Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
- Halliwell, James Orchard. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial WordsLondon: John Russel Smith, Old Compton Street, Soho, 1848, Digital, 2 Vols
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
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Rutty migration to the United States 
Rutty migration to Canada 
