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ruse Name Meaning and History

  1. English: variant of Rouse.
  2. German: variant of Reusse (see Reuss 1).
  3. Probably also an Americanized form of Czech Rus ‘Russian’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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ruse Family Facts

Distribution of ruse Families in the US in 1920
Number of ruse families
 114-226
 39-113
 1-38
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Compiled by Ancestry.com.au from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Threads: 34 - Messages: 135
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Henry Jasper Ruse Jim 12
Mary Chapman married a Ruse kay Gray 8
Ruse, Rutland ruserutl 1
My Ruse Family @@scottbush@angelfire.com 1
photo of Lena Bell Ruse tnelson71 0
Ruse;Russ;Rufs;Ruhs;Bohemia Austria 1800's NARF72 0
Syver Ruse / Marit Olson judy7473 4
Vernon Ruse JanFrancis44 2
John and Celia Ruse debbingeorg 7
Lookin for info on Anna Robinson Ruse kygirltaytay 0
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