Surname Ruthven (Ruthven 
) , in all the world, is quite a rare family name. The cognomen Ruthven is characteristic of Lesotho, where it is quite a rare surname, Australia, and New Zealand. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in the United States, the United Kingdom, and South Africa. Very seldom, Ruthven is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Ruthven | Australia, Canada, United States, United Kingdom, South Africa |
| william ruthven, 1st lord ruthven Scottish nobleman, GB (b. 1401) |
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| patrick ruthven, 3rd lord ruthven Scottish noble (b. 1520) |
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patrick ruthven Scottish nobleman, general, and diplomat, SE (b. 1573) |
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| lilias ruthven (1526-1579), GB (b. 1526) |
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| william ruthven, 1st earl of gowrie Scottish peer (b. 1541) |
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mary ruthven (died 1645) (b. 1621) |
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| james ruthven, 2nd earl of gowrie (1575-1588) (b. 1575) |
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| john ruthven, 3rd earl of gowrie Scottish nobleman, GB (b. 1577) |
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| alexander ruthven Scottish earl (b. 1580) |
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| patrick ruthven, lord ruthven (1648-1650) (b. 1648) |
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anne ruthven (1737-1801) (b. 1737) |
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| james ruthven, 5th lord ruthven of freeland (died 1783) (b. 1708) |
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| james ruthven, 6th lord ruthven of freeland (1733-1789) (b. 1733) |
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| william ruthven (born 1735) (b. 1735) |
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| isabel ruthven (1738-1775) (b. 1738) |
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