Researching Johann Rupert
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 19 people with the Rupert surname? In that year Rupert was ranked number 3560 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Johann means "God's gracious gift" and is of German origin.
Records of Johann Rupert on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Johann Rupert and the Rupert Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Rupert Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Rupert family tree.
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Rupert Genealogy Databases
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Rupert Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Rupert surname in the USA? Rupert is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Rupert Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Johann Rupert. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Johann Rupert
Johann Rupert
Johann Peter Rupert (born 1 June 1950) is a South African-born entrepreneur, who is the eldest son of business tycoon Anton Rupert and his wife Huberte. He is the chairman of the Swiss-based luxury-goods company Richemont and the South Africa-based company Remgro. As of 1 April 2010, he assumed the CEO position of Compagnie Financiere Richemont. Together with his family, he was estimated to be worth $5.9 billion, and was ranked as the second wealthiest person in South Africa on the Forbes list of The World's Billionaires of 2019, with his fortune reported as having declined from US$7.3 billion. Rupert and family were ranked as the second-richest in South Africa on the 2020 Forbes list, with a fortune reported as US$5.4 billion.
Source: Johann Rupert, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Rupert
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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