is the surname rutt jewish if so where does it originate from?

Answer 1

Hey David,

It is Welch according to Swyrich.com.

Origin: Welsh

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rudd, Wrudd, Rutt, Rud, Rut, Roud, Routt, Ruttle and others.

First found in Carmarthen where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John and Abraham Rudd settled in Virginia in 1698; Elizabeth Rudd settled in Delaware in 1682; Amos, Isaac, Michael, Richard, Thomas and William Rudd all arrived in Philadelphia between 1775 and 1850

Answer 2

Another source has another derivation:


Rutt:

English: variant of Root 1 and 2.

German: variant of Ruth 2.

German (Rütt): topographic name of uncertain meaning (see Rutten 3).

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

If it is in your line, you might be careful about claiming Jewish heritage, unless you are a concert pianist, a lawyer who wins 85% of his cases or your uncle won the Nobel prize for medicine. Using genealogy to give yourself airs is frowned upon.

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