Cognome

Ruffino

The strongest concentration of Ruffino in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 93 of 143 arrivals (65 percent) originating there.

143

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 143

Top regione

Sicilia

93 of 143
65 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 3

3 to 9

9 to 28

28+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

9 regioni represented

Sicilia9365%
Abruzzo1712%
Piemonte139%
Liguria96%
Campania53%
Molise21%
Calabria21%
Basilicata11%
Lazio11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Ruffino was recorded between 1830 and 1912.

Palermo
20
Provincia PA
Carini
14
Provincia PA
Salle
13
Provincia PE
Corleone
12
Provincia PA
Caltavuturo
9
Provincia PA
Murialdo
7
Provincia SV
Licata
6
Provincia AG
Cinisi
5
Provincia PA
Valledolmo
4
Provincia PA
Terrasini
4
Provincia PA
Collesano
4
Provincia PA
Tavigliano
3
Provincia BI
Partinico
2
Provincia PA
Battifollo
2
Provincia CN
Leonforte
2
Provincia EN

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Palermo	PA	20
Carini	PA	14
Salle	PE	13
Corleone	PA	12
Caltavuturo	PA	9
Murialdo	SV	7
Licata	AG	6
Cinisi	PA	5
Valledolmo	PA	4
Terrasini	PA	4
Collesano	PA	4
Tavigliano	BI	3
Partinico	PA	2
Battifollo	CN	2
Leonforte	EN	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Ruffino on Wikipedia

Gian Carlo Ruffino
IT
1930 · Millesimo
Giovanni Ruffino
IT
1941 · Palermo
Elvio Ruffino
IT
1951 · Udine
Daniela Ruffino
IT
1959 · Torino
Aurora Ruffino
EN IT
1989 · Torino

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Gian Carlo Ruffino	1930	Millesimo	IT
Giovanni Ruffino	1941	Palermo	IT
Elvio Ruffino	1951	Udine	IT
Daniela Ruffino	1959	Torino	IT
Aurora Ruffino	1989	Torino	EN IT

Varianti grafiche

Spelling variants worth checking

The spelling you know may not be the one in the records. For example, a family remembers Mansini, but the records read Mancini.
If your spelling does not appear, a close variant in the list below may be the same family.

Related guide

Myths About Name Changes at Ellis Island

Names were never changed at the border. The spelling here is the original Italian: Giovinelli in the records, perhaps Jovanelli in the family today.

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Rufino

22 US arrivals

Ruffini

49 US arrivals

Ruffina

2 US arrivals

Ruffi

3 US arrivals

Ruffolino

4 US arrivals

Ruffia

3 US arrivals

Ruffio

1 US arrivals

Buffino

6 US arrivals

Variants are surfaced from the surname index, not from per-name research. None of these is guaranteed to be the same family as Ruffino.

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