Runia

Runia is a surname of Dutch origin. In onomastic terms, it is most commonly encountered as a family name rather than a given name and appears among Dutch-speaking communities and populations with Dutch ancestry. The exact etymology is not universally established; as with many Dutch surnames, Runia may derive from a place name, an ancestral given name, or a descriptive term that circulated within a family line.

In current usage, Runia is found in public records, academic citations, and professional contexts relating to individuals who bear the name. The surname is concentrated in the Netherlands and in countries with substantial Dutch diaspora, including the United States and Canada, reflecting patterns of migration and settlement.

Because Runia has no single widely recognized meaning beyond identifying a family lineage, it is typically treated as a proper noun in written text. When encountered in genealogical or biographical sources, the name is usually accompanied by given names, birth and death dates, and affiliations to traceable biographies or records.