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Where did the Italian Ruffo family come from? What is the Italian Ruffo family crest and coat of arms? When did the Ruffo family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Ruffo family history?
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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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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Ruffo Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Bernard Ruffo, age 28, who arrived in America on July 1, 1880, aboard the "St. Laurent"
- Fioravante Ruffo, who arrived in America on March 9, 1887, aboard the "Cheribon"
- Rosa Ruffo, age 32, who arrived in America on Aug. 24, 1888
- Giuseppe Ruffo, age 34, who arrived in New York on May 28, 1889
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- Albert J Ruffo (1908-2003), American politician (mayor of San Jose 1946-1948), philanthropist, educator, lawyer, and football coach
- Titta Ruffo (1877-1953), Italian opera singer, Bruno Ruffo (1920-2007), Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer
- Stan "Steamin'" Ruffo, blues musician and leader of The Stan Ruffo Band
- Fabrizio Ruffo (1744-1827), Italian, Neapolitan general in the French Revolutionary Wars, and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
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- Guelfi Camajani, Piero. Dizionario Araldico 1940 Reprint Arnoaldo Forni. Milan: 1978. Print.
- Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
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The Ruffo Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Ruffo Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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