Ruggero History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The surname Ruggero comes from the Italian personal name Ruggiero of Germanic origin, derived from the Old German words "hrod," or "renown," and "ger," meaning "spear."

Early Origins of the Ruggero family

The surname Ruggero was first found in Rome (Italian: Roma), the capital of the Kingdom of Italy. Little can be said in the space available which would do justice to the history of this beautiful city. From 1000 B.C, its history is a book of life itself. The buildings, culture, arts, cathedrals, churches, museums galleries hold untold treasures unequalled anywhere else in the world. 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. The surname Ruggero and the English surname Rogers are of the same origin, both being derived from the Old German first name Rodger. The name Rodger is, itself, from the Old Norse "Hordgeirr," meaning "glory," or "spear." Ruggero means, simply, "son of Roger."

Early History of the Ruggero family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ruggero research. Another 98 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1481, 1511, 1530, 1550, 1570, 1630, 1653, 1661, 1662, 1663, 1693, 1697, 1698, 1711, 1717, 1719 and 1829 are included under the topic Early Ruggero History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ruggero Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ruggero, Ruggieri, Ruggiero, Ruggier, Ruggieri, Roggeri, Roggero, Roggiero, Roglieri, Ruggero and many more.

Early Notables of the Ruggero family

Prominent among members of the family was Bernardo Ruggieri, an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Sora (1511-1530); Guido Ruggeri (active 1550s), an Italian engraver, active in his native Bologna, pupil of Francesco Francia; Giulio Ruggieri, who acted as nuncio to Pope Pius V, mediating with the Polish King Sigismund in 1570; Francesco Ruggieri...
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Migration of the Ruggero family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Giuseppe Ruggiero, aged 39, who came to New York in 1882; and Salvatore Ruggiero, aged 26, who arrived in New York in 1882.

Contemporary Notables of the name Ruggero (post 1700) +

Ruggero Deodato (1939-2022), Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor, best known for his most notable film, Cannibal Holocaust
Ruggero Pasquarelli (b. 1993), Italian singer and actor from Pescara, Abruzzo
Ruggero Cini (1933-1981), Italian composer, producer, arranger and conductor
Ruggero Lenci (b. 1955), Italian architect and Professor of Architectural Design at the Faculty of Civil and Industrial Engineering of the Sapienza University of Rome
Ruggero Berti (1909-1985), American cyclist at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Ruggero Maria Santilli (b. 1935), Italian-born, American physicist
Ruggero Grieco (1893-1955), Italian politician
Ruggero Mastroianni (1929-1996), Italian film editor, recipient of five David di Donatello Awards
Ruggero Oddi (1864-1913), Italian anatomist and surgeon
Ruggero Maria Ruggieri (b. 1908), Italian philosopher