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![Show Contents]() Deruvo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Deruvo familyThe surname Deruvo 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 Deruvo familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Deruvo 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 Deruvo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Deruvo Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Ruffo, Ruvo, DeRuvo, DeRuffo, De Ruffo, Di Ruffo, Ruffola and many more. Early Notables of the Deruvo 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 Deruvo Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Deruvo 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.
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