
Name Variants --- "The Surnames of Scotland by George F. Black (1946) lists variant spellings of Ruthven as: Ravin (1438), Ravyn (1485), Riwan (1560), Riuuen (1671), Roduen, Rotheven (1476), Rothiane (1470), Rotheveene (1425), Rothuen (1478), Rothveyn (1489), Rothwen (1461), Ruthen (1646), Ruthuen (1563), Ruthyn (1435), Ruthwein (1624), Rwithtven (1558), Rwthtven (1553). These variations may ...