Rugg Family History
Rugg Name Meaning
South German (Rügg): from the medieval personal name Rüegg a shortened form of Rudiger . English: from Middle English rugge ‘ridge’ a form found widely in the West Midlands parts of southwestern England and as far east as Sussex. It is synonymous with Ridge and denotes someone who lived on or by a ridge or who came from a place so named such as Rudge (Staffordshire Somerset) or Rudge in Froxfield (Wiltshire). English: perhaps occasionally a nickname from Anglo-Norman French r(o)uge (Old French rouge) ‘red’ presumably for someone with red hair or a ruddy complexion. Compare Rouse .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022