Ruden Family History
Ruden Name Meaning
Swedish (Rudén): habitational name composed of the placename element rud ‘woodland clearing’ + the adjectival suffix -én a derivative of Latin -enius ‘relating to’. Compare Rudin . German (Rüden): patronymic from the personal name Rüde (see Rude ). German (also Rüden): habitational name from any of several places called Ruda Rudau Rude Ruden or Rüde.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022