Ruggles (surname) explained

Ruggles is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alice Ruggles Sohier (1880–1969), American painter
• Carl Ruggles (1876–1971), American composer
• Charles H. Ruggles (1789–1865), New York chief judge
• Charles Ruggles (1886-1970), character actor, older brother of Wesley
• Clive Ruggles (born 1952) British Astronomer
• Daniel Ruggles (1810–1897) Confederate general
• David Ruggles (1810–1849), abolitionist
• Eleanor Ruggles (1916-2008), American biographer
• Joseph Ruggles Wilson (1822–1903), American minister
• Nathaniel Ruggles (1761–1819), US Representative from Massachusetts
• Samuel B. Ruggles (1800–1881), American lawyer and founder of Gramercy Park, New York City
• Steven Ruggles (born 1955), American historical demographer
• Timothy Ruggles (1711–1795), American military leader, jurist and politician
• Timothy Ruggles (Nova Scotia politician) (1776–1831), grandson of the above
• Tom Ruggles (born 1992), Australian footballer
• Wesley Ruggles (1889-1972), film director/producer, younger brother of Charles
• William Ruggles (1797–1877), professor at George Washington University