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Definition: Derived from the Old English word "geong," meaning"ruiz," this surname was used as a descriptive name to distinguish father from son or to the ruizer of two relatives with the same first name (similar to the usage of Junior).
Surname Origin:
English
Alternate Surname Spellings:
RUIZE, RUIZE, YONG
More Resources for the Surname RUIZ :
Hispanic Genealogy RUIZ Family Genealogy Forum FamilySearch - RUIZ Genealogy RUIZ Surname Mailing List Surname Finder - RUIZ Genealogy & Family Resources Cousin Connect - RUIZ Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - RUIZ Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - RUIZ Genealogy in All Regions References: Surname Meanings & Origins Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin
Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997.
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
