The Rundle family name is a prominent one in many parts of southwest England, particularly Cornwall. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Rundle, English football player *

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, South African cricketer *

David Allen Rundle David Allen Rundle (born January 4, 1965) is an American serial killer who raped and murdered two women and a teenage girl in Northern California between May and October 1986. After being identified as a suspect in the killings, Rundle fled to ...

, American serial killer * John Rundle, British politician *

Katherine Fernandez Rundle Katherine Fernandez Rundle (born March 1, 1950) is the current State Attorney for Miami-Dade County in Florida. Education Rundle received a B.A. and M.A. in Criminology from the University of Miami and an LL.B. from the Faculty of Law, Univ ...

, State Attorney in Florida, United States * Sir Leslie Rundle (1856-1934), British Army General *

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, British naval officer *

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, American chemist and crystallographer *

Robert Terrill Rundle Robert Terrill Rundle (18 June 1811 – 4 February 1896) was a Cornish Wesleyan Methodist missionary from Cornwall, UK. His most noteworthy activities relate to his missionary work in Western Canada between 1840 and 1848. Early life Rundl ...

, missionary in Western Canada in the mid-1800s * Sophie Rundle, English actress *Peter Rundle, English actor * Tony Rundle, former premier of Tasmania, Australia Originating from the

manor Manor may refer to: Land ownership *Manorialism or "manor system", the method of land ownership (or "tenure") in parts of medieval Europe, notably England *Lord of the manor, the owner of an agreed area of land (or "manor") under manorialism *Man ...

at Cobham in Kent which at the time of the

Norman invasion The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conq ...

was called Roundale or Rundale (the site which is now named Randall Wood). The

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

of Rundale, Rundell, Rundle, etc. was originally of 'middling' noble blood, owning a baronage in Cobham, Kent in the twelfth century that lasted for just two generations. Earliest records indicate that in 1203 the manor was granted to Henry de Cobham. In 1245 we find John de Cobham acquires the neighbouring manor of Rundale with . In the 13th century we then find that his son, Henry de Cobham de Rundale inherits Rundale. The line then passes to his son, Stephen de Cobham de Rundele, who becomes first

Baron Rundell Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knigh ...

. The elder or Kentish line of the Cobhams terminated in an heiress, and she married Sir John Oldcastle, who was summoned to Parliament in right of his wife, as Baron Cobham, in 1409, and who afterwards became famous as the leader of the Lollards. The Rundle family was then centered in the southwest, where amongst other things - and like many in the area - the family was a prominent member of the seafaring community and owned a large number of taverns until the mid seventeenth century. The Rundle family today is still largely based in the southeast of England, but also has strong centers in and around the south of London, to where many moved from the southwest and from Wales in the first half of the twentieth century. Some authorities have tried to link the surname 'Rundell' to the Arundells another noble family of the West country, but this link remains unproven.

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The Rundell-Biddick Association of America
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rundle (Surname) English-language surnames

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