Cognome

Ruocco

The strongest concentration of Ruocco in US arrival records points to Campania, with 171 of 197 arrivals (87 percent) originating there.

197

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 197

Top regione

Campania

171 of 197
87 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 5

5 to 17

17 to 51

51+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

11 regioni represented

Campania17187%
Calabria63%
Basilicata42%
Sicilia42%
Abruzzo32%
Lazio21%
Molise21%
Piemonte21%
Toscana11%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol11%
Marche11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Agropoli
37
Provincia SA
Agerola
17
Provincia NA
Roccarainola
16
Provincia NA
Napoli
14
Provincia NA
Procida
10
Provincia NA
Sarno
9
Provincia SA
Praiano
9
Provincia SA
Liveri
8
Provincia NA
Avellino
6
Provincia AV
Castelgrande
4
Provincia PZ
Gragnano
3
Provincia NA
Caserta
3
Provincia CE
Salerno
3
Provincia SA
Futani
3
Provincia SA
Minori
3
Provincia SA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Agropoli	SA	37
Agerola	NA	17
Roccarainola	NA	16
Napoli	NA	14
Procida	NA	10
Sarno	SA	9
Praiano	SA	9
Liveri	NA	8
Avellino	AV	6
Castelgrande	PZ	4
Gragnano	NA	3
Caserta	CE	3
Salerno	SA	3
Futani	SA	3
Minori	SA	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Ruocco on Wikipedia

Giobbe Ruocco
1879 · Isola di Capri
Ettore Ruocco
IT
1920 · Napoli
Renato Ruocco
IT
1921 · Napoli
Domenico Ruocco
1924 · Massa Lubrense
Carla Ruocco
EN IT
1973 · Napoli
Adriana Ruocco
IT
1981 · Vallo della Lucania
Salvatore Ruocco
IT
1982 · Napoli

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giobbe Ruocco	1879	Isola di Capri
Ettore Ruocco	1920	Napoli	IT
Renato Ruocco	1921	Napoli	IT
Domenico Ruocco	1924	Massa Lubrense
Carla Ruocco	1973	Napoli	EN IT
Adriana Ruocco	1981	Vallo della Lucania	IT
Salvatore Ruocco	1982	Napoli	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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Di ruocco

8 US arrivals

Ruoco

2 US arrivals

Ruoccola

1 US arrivals

Ruoccolo

1 US arrivals

Ruocci

4 US arrivals

Ruocca

2 US arrivals

Ruocchi

3 US arrivals

Ruocchio

11 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 Ruocco.

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