Ruelle History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The name Ruelle dates back to the days of Medieval France, in the region of Normandy. It is derived from their residence in Normandy. However, the name Ruell is derived from the Old French word ruelle, meaning lane or alley, and indicates that the original bearer lived in such a place.

Early Origins of the Ruelle family

The surname Ruelle was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where this eminent family held a family seat in the honor of the seigneurie of Launay. This north country family lived almost exclusively in the provinces of Normandy, Brittany, Picardy, Artois, and Flanders.

Early History of the Ruelle family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ruelle research. Another 59 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1452, 1518, 1570, 1625, 1630, 1643, 1658, 1725 and 1785 are included under the topic Early Ruelle History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ruelle Spelling Variations

There were a great number of spelling variations in French surnames. One reason for this was the wide variety of cultural influences present in France during the early development of the French language. The many spelling variations of the name include Rueil, Ruel, de Ruel, De Ruel, du Ruel, Du Ruel, Ruell, Ruelle, Ruelles, Desruelles, de Ruell, De Ruell, Rueil, Rueill, Roulier and many more.

Early Notables of the Ruelle family

Notable amongst the family in this period was

Pierre de la Rue (c.1452-1518), a Franco-Flemish composer and singer of the Renaissance; Pieter de Ruelles (1630-1658), a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter who died young; and Charles de La Rue (1643...

Ruelle Ranking

In France, the name Ruelle is the 1,662^nd most popular surname with an estimated 3,626 people with that name. 1

Ruelle migration to the United States +

In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Ruelle has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Ruelle were

Ruelle Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joseph Ruelle, who arrived in St Clair County, III in 1816 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Ruelle (post 1700) +

Louis Jacques Ruelle de Santerre, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 3
David P Ruelle (b. 1935), Belgian-French mathematical physicist
David Pierre Ruelle, Belgian physicist in Zurich and at Princeton

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, September 9) Louis Ruelle. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html