Cognome

Ruffolo

The strongest concentration of Ruffolo in US arrival records points to Calabria, with 95 of 119 arrivals (80 percent) originating there.

119

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 119

Top regione

Calabria

95 of 119
80 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 3

3 to 10

10 to 29

29+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

11 regioni represented

Calabria9580%
Molise65%
Basilicata54%
Abruzzo33%
Campania22%
Sicilia22%
Puglia22%
Lazio11%
Veneto11%
Emilia-Romagna11%
Toscana11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Marano Principato
26
Provincia CS
Mendicino
23
Provincia CS
Cerisano
14
Provincia CS
Marano Marchesato
11
Provincia CS
Castrolibero
8
Provincia CS
Potenza
5
Provincia PZ
Campobasso
5
Provincia CB
Cosenza
5
Provincia CS
Casalbordino
2
Provincia CH
Napoli
2
Provincia NA
Rende
2
Provincia CS
Spezzano Albanese
2
Provincia CS
San Vincenzo La Costa
2
Provincia CS
L'Aquila
1
Provincia AQ
Bolognetta
1
Provincia PA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Marano Principato	CS	26
Mendicino	CS	23
Cerisano	CS	14
Marano Marchesato	CS	11
Castrolibero	CS	8
Potenza	PZ	5
Campobasso	CB	5
Cosenza	CS	5
Casalbordino	CH	2
Napoli	NA	2
Rende	CS	2
Spezzano Albanese	CS	2
San Vincenzo La Costa	CS	2
L'Aquila	AQ	1
Bolognetta	PA	1

Persone notevoli

Notable Ruffolo on Wikipedia

Nicola Ruffolo
IT
1914 · Cosenza
Sergio Ruffolo
IT
1916 · Cosenza
Giorgio Ruffolo
EN IT
1926 · Roma
Ugo Ruffolo
1942 · Soverato
Andrea Ruffolo
IT
1953 · Grosseto
Edoardo Ruffolo
EN IT
1991 · Parma

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Nicola Ruffolo	1914	Cosenza	IT
Sergio Ruffolo	1916	Cosenza	IT
Giorgio Ruffolo	1926	Roma	EN IT
Ugo Ruffolo	1942	Soverato
Andrea Ruffolo	1953	Grosseto	IT
Edoardo Ruffolo	1991	Parma	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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Rufolo

6 US arrivals

Ruffoli

7 US arrivals

Ruffola

2 US arrivals

Ruffo

114 US arrivals

Ruffolino

4 US arrivals

Rufffo

1 US arrivals

Ruffolini

1 US arrivals

Ruffalo

13 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 Ruffolo.

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