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The surname Ruggiero comes from the Italian personal name Ruggiero of Germanic origin, derived from the Old German words "hrod," or "renown," and "ger," meaning "spear."
The surname Ruggiero 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 Ruggiero 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." Ruggiero means, simply, "son of Roger."
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ruggiero 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 Ruggiero History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Ruggero, Ruggieri, Ruggiero, Ruggier, Ruggieri, Roggeri, Roggero, Roggiero, Roglieri, Ruggero and many more.
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...
Another 56 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Ruggiero Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In the United States, the name Ruggiero is the 5,328th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1