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Ruddack Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the ruddock,' i.e. the robin redbreast; compare Sparrow, Nightingale, &c. Reddock is a variant. 'The tame ruddocke, and the coward kite.'
Chaucer, Assembly of Fowls.
Edward Ruddock, Yorkshire: Deposition from York Castle (Surtees Society).
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
Ruddack Surname Meaning
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This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the ruddock,' i.e. the robin redbreast; compare Sparrow, Nightingale, &c. Reddock is a variant. 'The tame ruddocke, and the coward kite.'
Chaucer, Assembly of Fowls.
Edward Ruddock, Yorkshire: Deposition from York Castle (Surtees Society).
Ralph Ruddoc, Hertfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1604. Married — William Redock and Anne Squier: St. Mary Aldermary.
1799.— Robert Hewison and Barbara Ruddock: St. George, Hanover Square.
1803.—Thomas Reddock and Mary Blake: ibid.
1807. — Edward Long and Amelia Rudduck: ibid.
A surname recorded in Dumfriesshire. John Ruddack, schoolmaster at Hoddam, died in 1744. Perhaps from Old English personal name Rudd + diminutive -ock. Hew Roddick, miller, 1688, and five more of the name in the neighborhood (Dumfries). Appears in Annan in 1801 as Rodic.
RUDDACH: Alexander Ruddach, burgess of Aberdeen, 1591 (SCM., III, p. 155), and William Ruddocht was admitted burgess there in 1621 (NSCM., I, p. 127). Jonet Ruddauch was retoured heir of James Ruddauch, portioner in Millegin, in the lands of Millegin, etc., 1628 (Retours, Banff, 55). Adam and David Ruddah are recorded in 1650 (Strathblane, p. 122), Adam Rudoch at Mill of Innes, 1689 (Moray), and William Ruddoch in ffortrie, 1690 (Banff Rec., p. 92). George Ruddach in Portsoy, 1742 (Aberdeen CR.), and a later George Ruddaich in Portsoy died in 1787 (Fordyce, p. 105). compare Reddoch and Riddoch.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rudack | 92 | 181 | / |
| Ruddock | 86 | 6,659 | / |
| Riddack | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rudak | 83 | 5,195 | / |
| Rudac | 83 | 319 | / |
| Ruddocks | 80 | 11 | / |
| Rudock | 77 | 205 | / |
| Roudak | 77 | 22 | / |
| Rudeac | 77 | 13 | / |
| Rudake | 77 | 7 | / |
| Raudak | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rujdak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rudaik | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruddoc | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rudeak | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rudackova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Riddock | 71 | 392 | / |
| Raudhak | 71 | 12 | / |
| Raudask | 71 | 3 | / |
| Raudauk | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rudhake | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ridaick | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rudeick | 71 | 1 | / |
| Roudock | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rudakova | 67 | 25,008 | / |
| Rodak | 67 | 8,500 | / |
| Rudag | 67 | 64 | / |
| Rudák | 67 | 45 | / |
| Rudacova | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ridak | 67 | 17 | / |
| Rudõk | 67 | 12 | / |
| Rudok | 67 | 12 | / |
| Rudoc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ruďak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rudakowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rudaková | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rodac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Riddhakh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rudaq | 67 | 1 | / |
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