Rudge

From dialectal Middle English rugge (“ridge”), or from the place name Rudge in Shropshire. Also from the given name Roger, and a nickname from Old French rouge (“red”).

Rudge (countable and uncountable, plural Rudges)

1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. A hamlet in Worfield and Rudge parish, south-east Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SP8197).
3. A hamlet in Beckington parish, Mendip district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST8251).

• Ruggles

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rudge is the 40800^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 535 individuals. Rudge is most common among White (96.45%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rudge”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

• grued, redug, urged