| ![Show Contents]() Penruddocke History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Penruddocke surname is derived from the Middle English word "ruddock," in turn from the Old English "ruddoc," meaning "red;" and it has been suggested that the name was taken on as nickname for "robin rebreast." 1 2 The surname no doubt also came from the place named Penruddock, a small village in the English county of Cumbria. Early Origins of the Penruddocke familyThe surname Penruddocke was first found in Bedfordshire where Azor Ruddoch was listed in the Pipe Rolls of 1176. Later, we found Matlilda Ruddoc in the Subsidy Rolls for Worcestershire in 1275. 2 The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 had only one entry for the family, that of Ralph Ruddoc in Hertfordshire. (Bardlsey) In later years, some of the family were found further north in Scotland, where it is presumed that the name was "from Old English personal name Rudd + diminutive -ock. Mostly found in Dumfriesshire, John Ruddack was schoolmaster at Hoddam, died in 1744. Hew Roddick, miller, 1688, and five more of the name in the neighborhood (Dumfries)." 3 Early History of the Penruddocke familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Penruddocke research. Another 200 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1568, 1603, 1604, 1619, 1621, 1655, 1677, 1744, 1799, 1803, 1807 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Penruddocke History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Penruddocke Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Penruddock, Penruddocke, Penriddick, Penriddock, Penroddock, Penroddocke, Ruddock, Ruddocke, Ruddicke, Ruddick, Riddick, Roddick and many more. Early Notables of the Penruddocke familyDistinguished members of the family include - Colonel John Penruddock (Penruddocke) (1619-1655), an English Cavalier during the English Civil War and the English Interregnum, remembered as the leader of the Penruddock uprising in 1655
 Migration of the Penruddocke family to Ireland
Some of the Penruddocke family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 101 words (7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Penruddocke Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Edward Penruddocke, who settled in Virginia in 1656
| Contemporary Notables of the name Penruddocke (post 1700) | + |
- Henry Penruddocke Wyndham (1736-1819), English topographer, eldest son of Henry Wyndham (d. 1788), of Compton Chamberlayne, Wiltshire
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- 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)
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