Rull Family History

Catalan: nickname from rull either in its sense of mill roller or hair curl. Catalan: possibly also from the ancient Germanic personal name Raülf composed of the elements rad ‘counsel advice’ + wolf ‘wolf’. Compare English Ralph.

German (also Rüll): from a pet form of Rudolf. English: perhaps a topographic name from a misdivision of the Middle English phrase atter hul(le) ‘at the hill’ (compare Hill) for someone who lived by a hill.

This surname is now rare in Britain. English: variant of Rule.