meaning of last name RUDELL
Hello, I am new to this page and was wonderinf if anyone else shared my last name? Also, might anyone know what this last name means? I am told that it is of english origin. I have ancestors from thunder bay, ONT, CA. And also france. Any help is much appreciated.Thanks,Mike
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Both Rudelle and Rudel exist in France: namely in northern and Southern France. According to Jean Tosti it could be a surname derived from a nickname meaning "rude".
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from German, originally a pet form of named like Rudolf, Rudiger, etc and migrated to surname status.
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