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Ruchep Surname Definition:
RUCHEP: John Ruchep was witness to a permit to Robert Croc and to Henry de Nes to build chapels for their private use, c. 1180 (RMP., p. 78). Rowhope in Northumberland was in 1233 spelled Ruhope.
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RUCHEP: John Ruchep was witness to a permit to Robert Croc and to Henry de Nes to build chapels for their private use, c. 1180 (RMP., p. 78). Rowhope in Northumberland was in 1233 spelled Ruhope.
— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
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