Show ContentsDario History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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

Early Origins of the Dario family

The surname Dario was first found in Genoa (Italian: Genova), a port on the Gulf of Genoa, capital of the province of Genoa. Dario 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 Dario family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dario 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 Dario History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dario Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Dario 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 Dario 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 Dario (post 1700) +

  • Major-General Pierre-Emannuel-Andr Dario (1885-1973), French Director of Supply Service, North Africa 1
  • Rubén Darío (1867-1916), Nicaraguan poet
  • Adam Dario Keel (1924-2018), Swiss artist
  • Ruben Dario Vargas, American politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York, 1996, 2004; Candidate in Democratic primary for New York State Assembly, 2002 2
  • Dario Nardella (1975-2014), Italian politician, Mayor of Florence (2014-), Member of the Chamber of Deputies (2013-2014)
  • Dario Acquaroli (1975-2023), Italian bronze medalist cross-country mountain biker
  • Dario Penne (1938-2023), Italian actor and voice actor who dubbed the voices Anthony Hopkins and Michael Caine in most of their performances
  • Dario Giuliano Mario Barluzzi (1935-2021), Italian football player and manager who played as a goalkeeper who made 85 appearances in Serie A for Milan, during the 1960s
  • Dario Bonetti (b. 1961), Italian football manager and former defender, older brother of Ivano Bonetti
  • Dario Pinelli (b. 1982), Italian jazz manouche guitarist


  1. Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 3) Pierre-Emannuel-Andr Dario. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Dario/Pierre-Emannuel-Andr%C3%A9/France.html
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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