Rudge Family History
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Rudge Name Meaning
topographic name from West Midland Middle English rugge, a variant of rigge ‘ridge’, or a habitational name from the village of Rudge in Shropshire, which is named with this word. from a medieval personal name, a pet form of Roger. nickname for a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion, from Old French r(o)uge ‘red’ (Latin rubeus). adm
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Similar surnames: Ridge, Budge, Judge, Rude, Rudi, Aude, Rudd, Mudge, Ruge, Hodge