The ancient roots of the Rudstom family name are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Rudstom comes from when the family lived in Rudston, a place in the East Riding of Yorkshire in the medieval era; since the local government reorganization in England in 1974, it is found in Humberside. The place name Rudston is derived from the Old English elements rod and stan. Rod in this case means a crucifix; it was pronounced rood, which is its Modern English form. Stan means stone. The place name translates as "cross of stone," and was a place where a stone cross had been erected. Rudston Monolith, almost 26 feet high, close to Rudston Parish Church of All Saints is the tallest standing stone in Britain.1
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Early Origins of the Rudstom family
The surname Rudstom was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat from ancient times at Hayton, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066.
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Early History of the Rudstom family
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Rudstom Spelling Variations
One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Rudstom has appeared include Rudston, Rudstone and others.
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Early Notables of the Rudstom family
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Migration of the Rudstom family
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Rudstom arrived in North America very early: Elizabeth Rudston, her husband, and child, who settled in Virginia in 1635.
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