Släkthistoria för Ruler
Ruler Vad efternamn betyder
variant of Rowley (or Rooley) with -ley pronounced -ler as in some other northern surnames such as Huller for Hulley. Compare Wm. Rowley 1752 William Ruler 1766 in IGI (Riccall ER Yorks); Abraham Rooley 1747 John Rooller 1773 John Rowley 1776 in IGI (Campsall WR Yorks); Mary Rowler 1774 George Ruler 1776 Samuel Rouley 1779 in IGI (Snaith WR Yorks); John Ruler 1776 Robert Rowley 1785 in IGI (Hatfield WR Yorks); Hannah Rowley 1788 William Ruler 1791 in IGI (Whitkirk WR Yorks); William Roolah 1797 Ann Rooley 1802 in IGI (Hemsworth WR Yorks). This variant seems mostly to belong to the name from Rowley near Bardsey (WR Yorks) which is not far from Riccall and Skipwith but the Surrey example below is from Rowly (Surrey) about five miles from Shalford.
Källa: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
