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Early Origins of the Rubino family

The surname Rubino was first found in Italy. Rubino have been noted in every area of Italy, though some spellings are more common in some areas than others. In general, those that end in "o" are from the south, whereas those that end in "i" are from the north. The Rubin and Rubinato versions are both originally from Venetia. There are several possible origins for the name. It could have originated from the first name Rubino, which was a shortened form of Cherubino, meaning "cherub," a kind of angel. It could also come from the Latin word "rubeus" meaning red, in which case it could refer to someone with red hair or a ruddy complexion, or it could refer to someone who cut rubies.

Early History of the Rubino family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rubino research. Another 33 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1600 and 1668 are included under the topic Early Rubino History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rubino Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rubino, Rubini, Rubin, Rubbino, Rubinelli, Rubinetti and many more.

Early Notables of the Rubino family

Prominent among members of the family was

  • Fray Bonaventura Rubino (ca. 1600-1668), an Italian composer

Rubino Ranking

In the United States, the name Rubino is the 6,016th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1


United States Rubino migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rubino Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Matias Rubino, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860 2
  • C. Rubino, 40, V. Rubino, 16, T. Rubino, 3, and A. Rubino, 2, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1891
  • Francesco Rubino, 50, who settled in New York in 1893
Rubino Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Agastino Rubino, aged 24, who settled in America from Fontanarosa, Avellino Italy, in 1911
  • Alessandro Rubino, aged 43, who immigrated to the United States from Paterno, Italy, in 1913
  • Angela Rubino, aged 16, who landed in America from Campobello, Sicily, in 1914
  • Aldo Rubino, aged 1, who landed in America from S. Severo, Italy, in 1920
  • Alfonso Rubino, aged 38, who settled in America from S. Cipriano, Italy, in 1921
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Rubino (post 1700) +

  • Beth A. Rubino, American two-time Academy Award nominated film art director
  • Ralph Rubino, American saxophone player and graduate of the Berklee College of Music 3
  • George Rubino, American Emmy Award-winning screenwriter
  • Peter Rubino (b. 1947), American sculptor
  • Renzo Rubino (b. 1988), Italian pop singer songwriter
  • Giorgio Rubino (b. 1925), Italian professional rugby league footballer who played for Team Italy in 1950
  • Giorgio Rubino (b. 1986), Italian race walker
  • Raffaele Rubino (b. 1978), Italian footballer
  • Gennaro Rubino (1859-1918), Italian anarchist who unsuccessfully tried to assassinate King Leopold II of Belgium
  • Eduardo Fernández Rubiño (b. 1991), Spanish activist, politician and a member of the Senate of Spain and the Assembly of Madrid
  • ... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. Ralph Rubino. (Retrieved 2010, September 27) Ralph Rubino. Retrieved from http://ralphrubino.webs.com/


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