Rusk Family Crest & Name History

Rusk is how some branches of the Rust family came to write their name. Its meaning, shared with Rust, is “Red hair”. Records show Rusk as one of the forms Rust took over time. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Rusk surname had 4,701 bearers. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Rusak.

Arms linked to Rust and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Research your Rusk family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.