Notable people with the surname include: The Ruggieri family name is spread all over the last few centuries.
In 1210 AD, King Roger the First ruler southern Italy and Sicily and from his rule many people took his name.
The first to show up was in the 1400s when Geromino Ruggieri was a member of Christopher Columbus' crew on the Santa Maria.
When the Jesuit Micale returned to Italy, he was assigned to Florence where he taught relatives the art of making firework displays that he learned in China.
The Ruggieri's became world renowned for their great ability to construct firework displays that rivaled the Aurora Borealis.