Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage Low German
Meaning & History
Derived from Middle Low German rusch "quick, rash, hasty; unkempt", this was a nickname for a quick or unkempt, unrefined person.
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indicate the level to which a name has been verified.Type Surname (from given name)
Usage German (Swiss), Romansh
Meaning & History
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Rudolf.
Type Surname (from location)
Usage German
Meaning & History
Derived from Middle High German and Middle Low German rusch "rush reeds".