Early Origins of the Ragusa family
The surname Ragusa was first found in
Brittany, originally Armorica in ancient times, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a
family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dol and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. Roger of Rames, a Norman
Baron, took his name from the castle of Rames in Bolbec, near Havre in
Normandy joined William the Conqueror at Hastings and was granted considerable estates in
Essex and
Suffolk in
England. Saint Rimbert (or Rembert) (830-888), born in
Flanders, was Archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg from 865-888.
Early History of the Ragusa family
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Ragusa Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Raimbaud, Raimbaudière, Rambaudière, Raimbault, Rimbaud, Rambaud, Rambault, Rambauld, Rimbault, Raimbert, Rimbert, Rambert, Raimbourg, Rambourg, Rimbourg, Rambevaulx, Reimbault, Reimbaut, Reimbaud, Reimbert, Reimbold, Reinbold, Rembaud, Rembert, Rames, Raimes, Raime, Raimbaugh, Rainbow, Rambow and many more.
Early Notables of the Ragusa family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Ragusa family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Ragusa Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
- Nicolas Ragusa, who arrived in Quebec in 1665
Contemporary Notables of the name Ragusa (post 1700)
- Paula Ragusa (b. 1939), original name of Paula Prentiss, American actress
- Philip Ragusa (b. 1940), American Republican politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly 26th District, 1986, 1986; Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 2004, 2008 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html - John Ragusa (b. 1383), Croatian Dominican theologian
- Vincenzo Ragusa (1841-1927), Italian sculptor
- Paul Ragusa (b. 1971), retired male wrestler from Canada
- Cinzia Ragusa (b. 1977), Italian water polo player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics