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Early Origins of the Ruberto family

The surname Ruberto was first found in Piacenza, sometime during the 17th century, though the Ruberto name is found all over Italy. The variations ending in "i" are mostly from the north, whereas those that end in "o" originate in the south. The name Ruberto, like many surnames originated as a personal name; it shares the same origin as the English name "Robert," coming from the German first name Hrodebert, which is composed of the elements "hrod" and "berht," meaning "fame" and "bright."

Early History of the Ruberto family

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Ruberto Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Roberto, Roberti, Robertis, Ruberti, Ruberto and many more.

Early Notables of the Ruberto family

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United States Ruberto migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ruberto Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Antonio Ruberto, who arrived in America in 1826 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Ruberto (post 1700) +

  • Michele Di Ruberto (b. 1934), Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
  • John Edward "Sonny" Ruberto (b. 1946), former Major League Baseball catcher


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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