| ![Show Contents]() Ruffolo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy Early Origins of the Ruffolo familyThe surname Ruffolo was first found in Calabria a territorial district of Italy. Ancient Calabria was in Lecce. Modern Calabria is in the southern extremity of Italy coasting the straits of Messina. Reggio and Messina are the cities of note. This beautiful region produces wine. Olive oil and fruit. Reggio was heavily bombed during WWII because of its strategical link with Sicily. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry and of Norman extraction. They were described as a Norman Magna Domus. Serio o Sigerio Ruffo was Marshall of Calabria during the reign of Frederido II of Sicily. Early History of the Ruffolo familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ruffolo research. Another 145 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1233, 1235, 1316, 1406, 1508, 1544, 1563, 1572, 1587, 1663 and 1753 are included under the topic Early Ruffolo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ruffolo Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Ruffo, Ruvo, DeRuvo, DeRuffo, De Ruffo, Di Ruffo, Ruffola and many more. Early Notables of the Ruffolo familyBy the end of the 15th century, southern Italy was known as the Kingdom of Naples, ruled by the house of Aragon. By the early eighteenth century, the Austrians had gained much of the region, under the rule of the Austrian emperor Kales VI. However, in 1734, Spaniard Don Carlos defeated the Austrians, and the region came under Spanish rule once more. In 1799, the French invaded...
Another 66 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Ruffolo Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Ruffolo familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Bernard Ruffo, age 28, who arrived in America on July 1, 1880, aboard the "St. Laurent"; Fioravante Ruffo, who arrived in American on March 9, 1887, aboard the Cheribon.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Ruffolo (post 1700) | + |
- Robert R. Ruffolo Jr. (b. 1950), American pharmacologist and President of Research and Development for Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
- Edoardo Ruffolo (b. 1991), Italian rugby union player
- Giorgio Ruffolo (1926-2023), Italian economist, journalist and politician, Minister of Environment (1987-1992)
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