Rudyard

Rudyard
Recorded in several spelling forms including Rudgard, Rudgerd, Rudeyeard, and Rudyard, this is an English surname. It is locational and originates from the village of Rudyard in the county of Staffordshire. This village is one of the most ancient recorded appearing in the famous Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, sometimes called the first newspaper, in the year 1002. Meaning the lake (yard) where fish (rudd) were farmed, it is later recorded as Rudierd in the Domesday Book of 1086, and as Rudeyard in the charter rolls of 1330. Locational surnames are by their nature "from" names. That is to say names given to people after they left their original homestead, often in search of work, and took up residence elesewhere. The simplest way to identify such "strangers" was to call him or sometimes her, by the name of the place from whence they came. Spelling being at best indifferent and local accents very thick, soon lead to the development of "sounds like" spellings. In this case the surname is quite well recorded in the surviving church registers of the diocese of Greater London. Examples include: Richard Rudeyeard at St Brides church, Fleet Street, on January 27th 1656, and John Rudgard, the son of Valentine Rudgard, christened at St Pauls church, Covent Garden, on February 5th 1724.

Surnames reference. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Rudyard — may refer to:;Places *Rudyard, Montana, USA *Rudyard Township, Michigan, USA *Rudyard, Staffordshire, England;People *Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936), English author and poet …   Wikipedia

  • Rudyard — Rudyard, MT U.S. Census Designated Place in Montana Population (2000): 275 Housing Units (2000): 155 Land area (2000): 0.929661 sq. miles (2.407812 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.929661 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Rudyard, MT — U.S. Census Designated Place in Montana Population (2000): 275 Housing Units (2000): 155 Land area (2000): 0.929661 sq. miles (2.407812 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.929661 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Rudyard Kipling — Joseph Rudyard Kipling [ˈdʒəʊzɪf ˈɹʌdjəd ˈkɪplɪŋ] (* 30. Dezember 1865 in Bombay; † 18. Januar 1936 in London) war ein britischer Schriftsteller und Dichter, der 190 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Rudyard, Staffordshire — Rudyard is a lakeside village in the county of Staffordshire, England, west of Leek and on the shore of Rudyard Lake.The lake was built in 1797 by the engineer John Rennie to provide water for the Caldon Canal. The Rudyard Lake Steam Railway… …   Wikipedia

  • Rudyard Griffiths — (born 1970) is the co founder of the Dominion Institute a national non partisan organization in Canada dedicated to the promotion of history and shared citizenship. Mr. Griffiths is also public commentator on Canadian cultural issues, national… …   Wikipedia

  • Rudyard Spencer — (* 3. Februar 1944 in Grange Hill, Westmoreland Parish) ist ein jamaikanischer Politiker (JLP). Er ist seit 2007 amtierender Gesundheitsminister (Minister of Health) Jamaikas. Leben Spencer besuchte das Medgars College und studierte Industrial… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Rudyard Kipling — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Kipling (homonymie). Rudyard Kipling Rudyard Kipling …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Rudyard Kipling — Infobox Writer name = Rudyard Kipling caption =Kipling in his study, 1895 pseudonym = birthname = birthdate = birth date|1865|12|30|mf=y birthplace = Bombay, India deathdate = death date and age|df=yes|1936|1|18|1865|12|30 deathplace = Middlesex… …   Wikipedia

  • Rudyard Kipling — «Kipling» redirige aquí. Para la empresa belga, véase Kipling (marca). Joseph Rudyard Kipling …   Wikipedia Español

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”