Thanks Beryl for that great information and good luck on your book. How wonderful that library was so generous with information, even if it was in Danish ... lol... For me personally, I think the origin of the Rudd name down through the centuries probably began in more than one ancient place with more than one ancient family. I really enjoy reading stories and histories of the origins of the name and it's same general interpretation seems to hold true, no matter what country it sprung up in. I don't subscribe to the belief that ONE RUD came into the world and from thence we all sprung as the family spread throughout the centuries. I'd just like to someday be able to figure out Burlingham Rudd's American line, who he was back in England, who he became in America, what his life was like here during the founding of a new country from a wilderness. Thanks again for sharing your research on the name. Linda Rudd