Ruhnke Family History
Ruhnke Name Meaning
German:: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with run- ‘rune secret’. possibly a habitational name from Runau (Ruhnow) Rumbke in former parts of Brandenburg and Pomerania (now Poland) or from Runow in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022