Arruda is a surname of Portuguese origin. It is also considered a Portuguese

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surname. The surname most likely is derived from a place where plants in the ''Rutaceae'' family, or "rue" were commonly found. More specifically this location was the Arruda valley or the city of

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. In the Portuguese language, the word ''Arruda'' means "rue" and is derived from the

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name of the plant ''ruta,'' or ''rutae''. Originating in

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, the name quickly spread to the

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, and then progress to

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in the

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, where many New Christians (Jews forcibly converted to

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at the end of the

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) adopted the name. Variations of the surname include Arruda de and Arruda Sa.

People

* Alan Arruda (born 1981), Brazilian footballer and coach * Ana Margarida Arruda (born 1955), Portuguese historian and archaeologist * Axel Rodrigues de Arruda (born 1970), Brazilian footballer commonly known as Axel *

Diogo de Arruda Diogo de Arruda (before 1490 – 1531) was a noted Portuguese architect that was active during the early years of the 16th century. He had some other important family members including his brother, Francisco de Arruda and his uncle, Miguel d ...

(before 1490–1531), Portuguese architect * Ellen Arruda, American mechanical engineer *

Helton Arruda Helton da Silva Arruda (born 18 May 1978), known simply as Helton, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. After starting out at Vasco da Gama he went on to spend his professional career in Portugal, representing União de L ...

(born 1978), Brazilian footballer known as Helton *

Horacio Arruda Horacio Arruda is a Canadian Physicians in Canada, physician specialized in community health who formerly served as National Director of Public Health and Assistant Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Health and Social Services (Quebec), Ministry ...

(born 1960), Canadian doctor * Kiʻilani Arruda (born 2002), American beauty pageant titleholder *

Manuel Arruda da Câmara Padre Manuel Arruda da Câmara ( Pombal 1752–Goiana, October 2, 1810) was a Brazilian cleric, physician and scientist, who became known as one of the great Brazilian botanists of the late eighteenth century. Life His parents, Francisco Arruda ...

(1752–1810), Portuguese cleric, physician, and botanist * Marcelino Junior Lopes Arruda (born 1989), Brazilian footballer better known as Mazola * Sérgio Arruda, Brazilian diplomat *

Danielle Scott-Arruda Danielle Racquel Scott-Arruda (born October 1, 1972) is an American-Brazilian indoor volleyball player. She has played at the 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and the 2012 Summer Olympics, breaking a U.S. female volleyball athlete record for Olympic ap ...

(born 1972), American-Brazilian volleyball player

References

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