Find out how popular the last name Ruggio is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Ruggio.

Ruggio, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Ruggio surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ruggio in America

Ruggio is the 83834th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ruggio surname appeared 224 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Ruggio.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ruggio to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Ruggio

The surname Ruggio originated in Italy, specifically in the Campania region around the city of Naples. It likely derives from the Italian word "ruggio," which means "roar" or "growl," potentially suggesting that the name was initially a nickname for someone with a loud or booming voice.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Ruggio can be found in a document from the 14th century, where a certain Niccolò Ruggio was mentioned as a landowner in the Caserta area near Naples. This suggests that the name had already been established in the region by that time.

In the 16th century, there are records of a prominent Ruggio family residing in the town of Capua, located between Naples and Caserta. A notable member of this family was Francesco Ruggio, a lawyer and magistrate who lived from around 1530 to 1600.

The surname Ruggio also appears in historical records from the nearby island of Ischia, where a branch of the family had settled. One notable figure from this line was Giovanni Battista Ruggio, a priest and scholar who lived from 1675 to 1738 and was known for his contributions to the study of classical literature.

In the 19th century, a prominent bearer of the surname was Vincenzo Ruggio, a physician and politician who was born in Piedimonte Matese, near Caserta, in 1807. He served as a member of the Italian parliament after the unification of Italy in the 1860s.

Another noteworthy individual with the surname Ruggio was Mario Ruggio, an Italian film director and screenwriter who was born in Naples in 1926 and directed several popular Italian films in the 1960s and 1970s, including "The Archangel" and "The Seducers."

While the Ruggio surname is relatively uncommon outside of Italy, it has been carried to other parts of the world by Italian emigrants over the centuries. However, its origins and historical roots can be firmly traced back to the Campania region of southern Italy, where it has been a part of the local heritage for several centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ruggio

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Ruggio.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Ruggio was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Ruggio has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Ruggio was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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