Family name Rud (Rud 
, 鲁德 
, Рудь 
) , in the entire world, is a common surname. The surname Rud is habitual in Ukraine, where it is quite a common surname, Belarus, where it is quite a rare surname, and Norway. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Ukraine, Russia, and the United States. Much less frequently, Rud is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Rud | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Norway, India, United States, Indonesia |
| 鲁德 | China |
| Рудь, Руд | Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| daniel drem rud (b. 685) |
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| anne rud Danish noble and landholder, SE (b. 1401) |
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otte knudsen rud DK (b. 1520) |
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| corfitz rud DK (b. 1573) |
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| birgitte rud DK (b. 1612) |
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| thomas rud English schoolmaster and librarian (b. 1668) |
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| edward rud 1677-1727, fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge; rector of North Runcton, Norfolk (b. 1677) |
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| jon rud Norwegian teacher (1852-1927) (b. 1852) |
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nils johan rud Norwegian writer, NO (b. 1908) |
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| christian rud (b. 1856) |
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| george william rud United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient, US (b. 1883) |
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| karen rud (b. 1879) |
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| anthony m. rud American author, US (b. 1893) |
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| charlotte rud Folk high school Warden (1906-1993), DK (b. 1906) |
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| borghild rud Norwegian illustrator, NO (b. 1910) |
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