 However, Broughton points out that all of the other Rabuleii known were plebeians, and that precisely half of the decemvirs in 450 are either described as plebeians, or bore plebeian names, including Rabuleius.This view appears to have prevailed in modern scholarship, and it seems reasonably certain that the Rabuleii were plebeians.Neither of the Rabuleii mentioned in the early Republic bore a cognomen, but one of those known from inscriptions was surnamed "Rufus", red, indicating that he or one of his ancestors probably had red hair.