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Where did the Italian Raffo family come from? What is the Italian Raffo family crest and coat of arms? When did the Raffo family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Raffo family history?
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Ruffo, Ruvo, DeRuvo, DeRuffo, De Ruffo, Di Ruffo, Ruffola and many more.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.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Raffo. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Raffo Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Anto. Raffo, aged 18, who landed in America from Chiavari, in 1899
Raffo Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Angelo Raffo, aged 42, who settled in America from Genova, in 1902
- Angela Raffo, aged 22, who landed in America from Reppio, in 1903
- Antonio Raffo, aged 54, who emigrated to the United States from Genoa, Italy, in 1907
- Amelia Raffo, aged 11, who landed in America from Boseggeola, Napoli, in 1909
- Angela Raffo, aged 17, who emigrated to the United States from Genoa, Italy, in 1911
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- Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
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