Records of Johnny Rizzo on Ancestry

Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Johnny Rizzo in your family tree. With over 30 billion records and 100 million family trees to search, Ancestry is one of the key websites to visit to help you trace your family tree back in time. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.

A Moment of your Time Please...

In order to try and help fund this website, I've tried producing some music. Click the banner below to listen to my latest album on your favourite streaming service. If you like it, please consider adding your favourite songs to a playlist!

Play music by Gracie James
Country Collection
Globe Ancestry.com Global records search results for Johnny Rizzo.
USA Ancestry.com US records search results for Johnny Rizzo.
UK Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for Johnny Rizzo.
Canada Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for Johnny Rizzo.
Australia Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for Johnny Rizzo.

DNA

Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Rizzo ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!

Unlock your DNAHave you reached a brick wall in your Rizzo Tree?

Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Johnny Rizzo and the Rizzo Family Tree

Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Rizzo Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Rizzo family tree.

Look at Parish Records for Johnny Rizzo at Find My Past.

Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Johnny Rizzo using the FreeBMD database.

Investigate Genealogy BankGenealogy Bank for Johnny Rizzo records.

Check out MyHeritage for Johnny Rizzo information.

Study the LDS Database for records about Johnny Rizzo.

Research the Rizzo surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Rizzo Military records.

Rizzo Family Tree Databases

Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.

Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Johnny Rizzo.

Study MyTrees for information on the Rizzo family and people looking to contact living Rizzo relations.

Study One Great Family for Rizzo records submitted by people who are already researching the Rizzo Family Tree.

Find Johnny Rizzo from Ireland on findmypast.ie

Rizzo Forums

There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.

Research the Rizzo surname using Genealogy.com forums .

ukDid you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Rizzo surname in the USA? Rizzo is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA.

Miscellaneous Rizzo Databases

Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Johnny Rizzo. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.

Comments

Looking for information on a Johnny Rizzo in your family tree? Why not post a question here -

Some Famous People called Johnny Rizzo

Johnny Rizzo

John Costa Rizzo (July 30, 1912 – December 4, 1977) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1938 to 1942. Rizzo set the Pittsburgh Pirates record for most home runs in a season, with 23 in his rookie year of 1938., Rizzo still holds the Pirates record for most RBIs in a game, with nine.

In 1938, Rizzo's rookie season with the Pirates, he ended the season with a .301 batting average and 111 runs batted in. His 167 hits including 31 doubles, nine triples and 23 home runs. Rizzo set a Pirate record for home runs that lasted until Ralph Kiner tied Rizzo with 23 in 1946 and took sole possession with 51 in the 1947 season. No other rookie would break a team single-season home run record until Pete Alonso of the New York Mets did so in 2019. Rizzo held the Pirate rookie record with Kiner until Jason Bay hit 26 in his first season in 2004. The Rookie of the Year Award had not yet been established, but Rizzo finished sixth in the balloting for National League Most Valuable Player in his inaugural season, an award won by Ernie Lombardi the Cincinnati Reds. Rizzo was third in the National League in runs batted in, fifth in home runs, sixth in runs scored (with 97) and ninth in hits.

Rizzo's batting went into a slump in the 1939 season, which he finished with a .261 average, six home runs and 55 RBI. That season's bright spot was in the second game of a doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals on May 30, 1939, when he hit nine RBI in a game with two home runs, leading the Pirates to a 14–8 win to salvage a split of the twin bill. Rizzo went five-for-six in the game, helping to singlehandedly erase a seven-run Cardinals lead. The nine RBI by Rizzo set a Pirates single game team record that has not been broken since then.

Rizzo continued his slump into the 1940 season, hitting for a .261 average in nine games with the Pirates. He was traded by the Pirates to the Cincinnati Reds on May 8, 1940, in exchange for outfielder Vince DiMaggio. Rizzo perked up with the Reds, hitting for a .282 average and four home runs in 31 games with the team. In turn, the Reds traded Rizzo to the Philadelphia Phillies on June 15, 1940 in exchange for outfielder Morrie Arnovich. Rizzo continued his improvement, hitting .292 with 20 home runs in 103 games over the remainder of the season with the Phillies. Between the three teams, Rizzo finished the 1940 season with a .283 batting average, 24 home runs and 72 RBI. Rizzo finished in third place in the National League for home runs that season. He received three points in voting for the NL's Most Valuable Player that season, enough to tie him for 29th place in the balloting.

Rizzo played the entire 1941 season for the Phillies, finishing with a .217 average and four home runs in 99 games. After the season, he was purchased by the Brooklyn Dodgers on December 10, 1941 from Philadelphia.

He played 78 games for the Dodgers in the 1942 season, finishing with a .230 batting average and four home runs in 99 games. He played the final game of his Major League career that year on September 25.

In 557 games over five seasons, Rizzo posted a .270 batting average (497-for-1842) with 268 runs, 61 home runs, 289 RBI and 200 bases on balls. Defensively, he recorded a .961 fielding percentage playing at all three outfield positions and several games at third base.

Rizzo enlisted as a Seaman in the United States Navy in December 1942, days before a ban placed by President Roosevelt on such enlistments.

Source: Johnny Rizzo, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Other names that sound a bit like Rizzo

Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.

Raahauge Raasch Raasio Racca Raccio Race Racey Rach Rache Rachow Rack Racki Ragg Ragge Raggi Raggio Rago Raich Raiche Raike Rais Raise Raisee Raisey Raisy Rajo Rajs Rajski Rak Rake Rakko Raoux Raque Rasch Rasche Rasco Rase Rasey Rash Rasha Rashe Rask Raske Raski Rass Rasy Rauch Rauck Rauckh Rausch Rauseo Rawes Rawicz Rays Razay Razee Razey Razo Razy Reace Reach Reaka Reas Reasce Rease Reasey Reash Recchio Rece Reche Recio Reck Recke Reckhow Recko Recks Recoy Reece Reeck Reeg Reek Reekie Reeks Reeky Rees Reese Reesey Reesh Regg Reggie Reggio Regi Rego Rehage Rehak Rehg Rehschuh Reiach Reich Reiche Reick Reis Reisch Reish Reisk Reiss Reisse Reisz Reoch Requa Resch Resche Reseigh Resh Reshaw Reske Reuck Reus Reusch Reuss Rewis Rex Reyes Rezauwa Rezeau Rhaesa Rhys Riach Ricca Ricci Riccio Ricco Rice Rich Riche Richey Richie Richy Rick Ricke Rickey Ricko Ricks Rico Ricoy Ridge Ridgeway Ridgwaie Ridgway Riech Rieck Riecke Riege Riek Rieke Ries Riesch Riese Rieske Riess Riga Rigg Rigge Riggey Riggs Rigio Rigo Riis Rike Rikke Riko Rioch Rios Rioux Ris Risch Rise Rish Risk Riska Riske Riso Risse Risso Rissue Ritch Ritchey Ritchie Rix Rixey Rizk Rizo Rizza Rizzi Roach Roache Roak Roake Roasio Roca Rocca Roccia Rocco Roch Rocha Roche Rock Rockco Rockey Rockow Rocks Rodge Roeck Roes Roesch Roese Roeske Rogge Roggi Roggow Roggy Rohs Roig Rois Roiz Roj Roja Rojo Roke Rokey Rokke Rook Rooke Rooks Roos Roosa Roose Rooze Roque Ros Rosa Rosch Roschy Rosco Roscoe Roscow Rose Rosga Rosi Rosie Roske Rosko Ross Rossa Rosse Rossey Rossi Rossio Rosso Rossow Rossway Rouch Rouchy Rouge Rougeou Rouke Rous Rousch Rouse Rouseau Rousey Roush Roushey Rousseau Roussy Roux Rouze Rowes Rowse Rowsey Rowzee Rowzie Rox Royce Roys Royse Roz Roze Rozea Rozgo Rozs Rozsa Ruch Ruck Rucki Rucks Rudge Rudgwy Ruegg Ruesch Ruez Rueze Rugewaye Rugg Rugge Ruggs Ruikka Ruis Ruise Ruiz Ruize Rukzeh Ruos Ruoss Rusch Rusche Rusco Ruscoe Ruscow Ruse Rush Rushe Rushia Rusk Ruske Ruskey Rusow Russ Russe Russeau Russi Russia Russo Ruusa Rux Ruzzo Ryce Ryche Rycke Rydgeway Rys Ryse