Where the Reveruzzi surname comes from
The origin of Reveruzzi is debated: there are so few Reveruzzis that no major surname dictionary has an entry for it. The ending -uzzi suggests a pet name, an affectionate nickname that in time became the family’s name.
The base Rever- remains uncertain, and it would be wrong to give it a meaning with confidence. The rest can only be told by the documents, town by town.
The home of the surname
The surname has one precise and certain place, a town in the hills of Sannio. The PDF tells who has lived there for centuries, which records keep their traces, and what in the countryside still carries their name.
Where the Reveruzzis live today
Reveruzzi is an extremely rare surname: about 110 people carry it in Italy, mostly in Sannio, in the province of Benevento. Small groups live in Abruzzo, Tuscany, Lombardy and Piedmont, and there are about 200 Reveruzzis in the world. The PDF has the region-by-region map and the countries they reached.
Variants
The only close form is the singular, Reveruzzo, which appears in old records. The PDF shows how its presence helps in reading the name.
| Surname | Where it is concentrated |
|---|---|
| Reveruzzi | Campania, San Giorgio la Molara |
| Reveruzzo | old singular form, in the records of San Giorgio la Molara |
FAQ
What does the surname Reveruzzi mean?
The origin is debated. The ending -uzzi points to a pet name, an affectionate nickname that became a surname. The base Rever- remains uncertain, and no dictionary gives it a meaning.
Is Reveruzzi a Campanian surname?
Yes. Its home is in Sannio, at San Giorgio la Molara, in the province of Benevento. Small groups also live in Abruzzo, Tuscany, Lombardy and Piedmont, mostly from the emigration of the 1900s.
Are Reveruzzi and Reveruzzo the same surname?
Reveruzzo is the singular form, which appears in the 1800s records of San Giorgio la Molara alongside the plural one. The shift between the two confirms that the name began as a pet name.
Are all Reveruzzis related?
Almost all share a common starting point in Sannio, in the hills of San Giorgio la Molara. Only birth records and parish registers can tell how close two branches are.
Is the Reveruzzi surname noble?
No. They were not a noble or feudal family, but ordinary people of a country town: farmers and families who worked those hills for centuries.
Is there a Reveruzzi family coat of arms?
For a surname this rare there is no coat of arms of the Reveruzzis. Anyone selling a “surname” crest is selling an invention: coats of arms belonged to individual families.
How many Reveruzzis are there?
About 110 in Italy and about 200 in the world, by estimate. Outside Italy the largest groups are in Australia, the United States and Argentina.
Where should I look for my Reveruzzi ancestors?
The starting point is almost always San Giorgio la Molara. In Campania civil registration begins in 1809 and the records are kept at the State Archive of Benevento; before that, look in the parish books.
