Show ContentsDaria History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Daria surname is a patronymic created from de Auria (or in Latin de filius Auriae), meaning "the sons of Auria."

Early Origins of the Daria family

The surname Daria was first found in Genoa (Italian: Genova), a port on the Gulf of Genoa, capital of the province of Genoa. Daria are an ancient family prominent in the history of Genoa. First on record were Martino and Genuardo "de filius Auriae," in 1110. The Family had fiefs in Sardinia from the 12th century to the 15th century, as well as in Dolceacqua, Oneglia and Portofino, in the Riviera to the west of Genoa.

Early History of the Daria family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Daria research. Another 156 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1249, 1270, 1275, 1284, 1298, 1466, 1528, 1560 and 1604 are included under the topic Early Daria History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Daria Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Doria, D'oria, D'auria, Dorria and others.

Early Notables of the Daria family

Prominent among members of the family was Andrea Doria (1466-1560) Prince of Melfi, Genoese Admiral; already a veteran of Italian and Holy Roman Empire wars, he returned...
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Migration of the Daria family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Cristobal Doria, who came to Mexico in 1525; Joe Dauria, who settled in Tennessee in 1890; and Julius D'Orio, who was naturalized in California in 1900..


Contemporary Notables of the name Daria (post 1700) +

  • Daria Kinzer (b. 1988), Croatian singer who represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany
  • Daria Halprin (b. 1948), American somatic-expressive arts therapist, author, teacher dancer, and former actress
  • Daria Mondesire, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 2008 1
  • Daria Pratt (1860-1938), American Olympian who won bronze for golf at the 1900 Summer Games


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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