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Ruggiero

The strongest concentration of Ruggiero in US arrival records points to Campania, with 650 of 1,194 arrivals (54 percent) originating there.

1,194

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

333

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 1,194

Top regione

Campania

650 of 1,194
54 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 20

20 to 65

65 to 195

195+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

18 regioni represented

Campania65054%
Calabria13611%
Puglia1039%
Molise625%
Lazio605%
Sicilia545%
Basilicata454%
Abruzzo393%
Piemonte212%
Lombardia61%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol40%
Emilia-Romagna40%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia20%
Toscana20%
Liguria20%
Marche20%
Sardegna10%
Veneto10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Airola
92
Provincia BN
Verbicaro
41
Provincia CS
Napoli
37
Provincia NA
Vico Equense
31
Provincia NA
Sarno
26
Provincia SA
Roseto Valfortore
24
Provincia FG
Bucciano
23
Provincia BN
Riccia
22
Provincia CB
Salerno
18
Provincia SA
San Valentino Torio
18
Provincia SA
Castelvenere
18
Provincia BN
Benevento
17
Provincia BN
Volturino
15
Provincia FG
Cimitile
15
Provincia NA
Angri
12
Provincia SA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Airola	BN	92
Verbicaro	CS	41
Napoli	NA	37
Vico Equense	NA	31
Sarno	SA	26
Roseto Valfortore	FG	24
Bucciano	BN	23
Riccia	CB	22
Salerno	SA	18
San Valentino Torio	SA	18
Castelvenere	BN	18
Benevento	BN	17
Volturino	FG	15
Cimitile	NA	15
Angri	SA	12

Persone notevoli

Notable Ruggiero on Wikipedia

Giovanni Antonio Ruggiero
1661 · Salerno
Francesco Paolo Ruggiero
IT
1798 · Napoli
Michele Ruggiero
1811 · Napoli
Leopoldo Ruggiero
1821 · Napoli
Mariano Ruggiero
1822 · Meta
Pasquale Ruggiero
EN
1851 · San Marzano sul Sarno
Alfonso Ruggiero
1855 · Caserta
Amerigo Ruggiero
IT
1856 · Grottole
Dialma Ruggiero
IT
1889 · La Spezia
Attilio Ruggiero
IT
1892 · Rodi Garganico
Carlo Ruggiero
IT
1908 · Foggia
Giuseppe Ruggiero
IT
1913 · Calvizzano
Andrea Ruggiero
1918 · Lauro
Renato Ruggiero
EN IT
1930 · Napoli
Corrado Ruggiero
IT
1935 · Carbonara di Nola

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giovanni Antonio Ruggiero	1661	Salerno
Francesco Paolo Ruggiero	1798	Napoli	IT
Michele Ruggiero	1811	Napoli
Leopoldo Ruggiero	1821	Napoli
Mariano Ruggiero	1822	Meta
Pasquale Ruggiero	1851	San Marzano sul Sarno	EN
Alfonso Ruggiero	1855	Caserta
Amerigo Ruggiero	1856	Grottole	IT
Dialma Ruggiero	1889	La Spezia	IT
Attilio Ruggiero	1892	Rodi Garganico	IT
Carlo Ruggiero	1908	Foggia	IT
Giuseppe Ruggiero	1913	Calvizzano	IT
Andrea Ruggiero	1918	Lauro
Renato Ruggiero	1930	Napoli	EN IT
Corrado Ruggiero	1935	Carbonara di Nola	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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N. ruggiero

1 US arrivals

Di ruggiero

22 US arrivals

De ruggiero

8 US arrivals

Ruggierop

4 US arrivals

Ruggierro

1 US arrivals

Rugiero

18 US arrivals

Ruggieri

337 US arrivals

Ruggiere

3 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 Ruggiero.

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