| ![Show Contents]() Rung History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Germany Early Origins of the Rung familyThe surname Rung was first found in Silesia, where this family became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Chronicles first mention Volkwin Runge of Rostock, Mecklenburg, around 1280, Hartmut Runge of Speyer in 1283, and Wilreich Runge of Neisse in 1487. Always prominent in social affairs, the Rung family became an integral part of that turbulent region, as it emerged to form alliances with other families within the feudal system. Early History of the Rung familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rung research. Another 116 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1470, 1530, 1547, 1620, 1777 and 1810 are included under the topic Early Rung History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Rung Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Runge, Rung, Rungell, Rungel, Runger, Rungen and many more. Early Notables of the Rung familyNotables of the period with the surname Rung were - Philip Otto Runge (1777-1810), who was one of the most important German painters of the early Romantic era
 Rung migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Rung Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Jurg Henry Rung, who settled in Philadelphia in 1754
- Heinrich Rung, who landed in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1760 1
- Henry Rung, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1763 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Rung (post 1700) | + |
- Charles Rung, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 32nd District, 1896 2
- Frederik Rung (1854-1914), Danish composer
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Rung migration to the United States 
