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The Ruggeri surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,942 people carried this name — #15,171 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 151,500 people counted. That is up 5% from 1,851 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Ruggeri surname

From the given name Ruggero (cognate with English Roger).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Ruggeri» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 2,723 people named Ruggeri live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 792
Mendoza 717
Santa Fe 418
Córdoba 265
City of Buenos Aires 180
Corrientes 122
Río Negro 32
San Luis 29

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 514 people named Ruggeri.

149 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 42 départements, most often Corsica.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 149
Corsica 80
Bouches-du-Rhône 49
Paris 43
Ain 19
Alpes-Maritimes 14
Isère 11
Hérault 11
Rhône 10

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

314 people named Ruggeri live in Switzerland.

They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Ticino 125
Zurich 39
Geneva 36
Bern 34
Vaud 20
Glarus 11
Neuchâtel 8
Obwalden 7

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 20 people named Ruggeri live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Hainaut 20

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Ruggeri in American newspapers,
1914–1930.

Newspaper page from The Detroit Times carrying the name Ruggeri
The Detroit Times 1914-09-12
Newspaper page from La Opinión carrying the name Ruggeri
La Opinión 1930-01-24
Newspaper page from El Dorado Daily News carrying the name Ruggeri
El Dorado Daily News 1924-01-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 255 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Ruggeri,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Côme Ruggieri
    Côme Ruggieri d. 1615 · astrologer
  • Niccolò Ruggeri d. 1449 · Catholic priest
  • Teresa Ruggeri d. 1900 · opera singer
  • Marco Zoppo 1433–1478 · illuminator
  • Marco Zoppo 1433–1478 · illuminator
  • Girolamo Ruggeri 1450–1512 · typographer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Ruggeri.

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