Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
RUGGLES
There are approximately 690 people named Ruggles in the UK. That makes it the 8,931th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 11 are named Ruggles.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
RugelRiggles
Rugger
Ruggels
Ruggells
Ruggals
Rougles
Ruggelis
Ruggale
Ruggel
Ruggele
Ruggellis
Ruggell
Rugels
Ruggal
Rugals
Rugalies
Rowgles
Ruggeley
Ruggall
Ruggelo
Rouggel
Rugele
The Ruggles surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
RUGGLES. 1. This coarsely plebeian name may be from a "noble Norman source," Rngles being the designation of a village in the department of Eure. 2. Anciently Roggyle and Riiggle. It has been conjectured that the family sprang from the De Rugeleys of Staffordshire ; but this is improbabl