Rudyard

Rudyard is a name of English origin that functions as both a surname and a given name, and it also appears in place names.

In England, Rudyard refers to a village in Staffordshire, in the Staffordshire Moorlands district near Leek. The village sits near Rudyard Lake, a nearby lake that forms part of the local landscape and is used for recreation.

The best known individual with the given name is Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936), an English writer and poet who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907. He is famed for stories and poems including The Jungle Book and If—.

Rudyard, Michigan, is a small village in Chippewa County, United States. The name is used in several other toponyms and institutions, reflecting its English origins and association with notable individuals bearing the name.