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ArchivesRe: Rude, Ruud, Ruudsen, Ruudsson, Ruudson?
in reply to a message by LMS
Ruud is a Norwegian surname. See here -http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact.aspx?fid=10&ln=Ruud
Rud and Rudi are also Norwegian place names and surnames, but I can't find a Rude.
The other names look like patronymics, which would make a connection with Ruud unlikely. There is a website, www.ssb.no, which lists every surname in Norway with 200 or more bearers. Of your list only Ruud (4813 bearers) features there.
They might be from a diminutive of Rudolf. The -sen ending is Danish and Norwegian, the -sson ending is Swedish.
Rud and Rudi are also Norwegian place names and surnames, but I can't find a Rude.
The other names look like patronymics, which would make a connection with Ruud unlikely. There is a website, www.ssb.no, which lists every surname in Norway with 200 or more bearers. Of your list only Ruud (4813 bearers) features there.
They might be from a diminutive of Rudolf. The -sen ending is Danish and Norwegian, the -sson ending is Swedish.
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