topographic name from West Midland
Middle English rugge, a variant of rigge ‘ridge’, or a
habitational name from the village of Rudge in Shropshire, which is
named with this word.from a medieval personal name, a pet form of
Roger.nickname for a person with red hair or a ruddy
complexion, from Old French r(o)uge ‘red’ (Latin
rubeus).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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