Ruffino History

[alicia1437]

If any one has any information or family history on the Ruffino surname from Sicily please let me know

Alicia

[JamesBianco]

Hello, would you happen to know the town of origin? If not you could post your immigrant Ruffino ancestor's information and we might be able to determine that for you.

Thanks!

Jim

[alicia1437]

my father is Antonino Ruffino. His father was Vincenzo Ruffino born 1904 in Randazzo Sicily married to Alfia Ruttino.
My great grand father was Lugi Ruffino

[jcsm400]

Hi Alicia,

If you want to trace the family, the LDS church (Mormons) has filmed both the civil records (birth, marriage, & death acts) & the church records (sacraments) for the town of Randazzo.

Here are the available films.

Civil (1820-1929)

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library ... ato+civile++

Church.....There are records for three.

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library ... ato+civile++

A guide to obtaining these films.

http://italiangenealogy.tardio.com/Foru ... =2581.html

To locate your nearest LDS-Family History Center.

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library ... et_fhc.asp

And to help with translating the records:

Italian-English genealogical word list.

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/ ... Italia.ASP

Latin-English

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/ ... LLatin.ASP

If you prefer to write for the records, here is the address for the city hall.

Ufficio di Stato Civile
Address: Piazza Municipio, 10
95036 Randazzo (CT)
ITALY

Requests should be in Italian & include a self addressed return envelope, a copy of your photo ID and an international reply coupon(IRC). The IRC covers the cost of the return postage & can be obtained at your post office.

Form letter that will translate your request into Italian.

http://www.circolocalabrese.org/resourc ... civile.asp

Hope this helps.

jcsm

[ricbru]

This is what I found about Ruffini

RUFFINI
RUFFINONI Ruffini è specifico del nord con ceppi anche nell'anconetano e maceratino, nel teramano e nel Lazio, Ruffinoni, rarissimo, è specifico della zona tra Milano, Lecco e Bergamo, derivano dal cognomen latino Rufus e, da questi, dal nome medioevale italiano Rufinus. Circa l'antichità dei cognomi Ruffini e Ruffinoni, in un atto di cessione di terreni, risalente all'anno 1136, leggiamo: "...Quinta iacet a Bremedasca et est pertice .VII.; ab una parte terra Rufini Gumberti, a secunda Petri Vecia, a tercia via. Sexta iacet a la Turrisella et est pertice .V.; ab una parte terra Petri Vecia, a duabus via Bremedasca et alia via...." e più avanti: "... Quarta decima iacet in Pascario de Solora et est pertice octo; ab una terra Sancti Michaelis, ab alia Uberti Rufinoni, a tercia Petri Flaccacicer...".

I hope it helps, bye Riccardo

[alicia1437]

My Great grandfather was Luigi Ruffino married to Carmella Lizzio, both from Radazzo Sicily.
Carmella was born 1887 and died 1950