Nero History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

The Italian Nero surname is derived from the Italian word "nero," meaning "black;" as such it was likely originally a nickname for someone with black or dark hair.

Early Origins of the Nero family

The surname Nero was first found in the Tuscan city of Lucca in 1200, when the Neri family was of noble status.

Early History of the Nero family

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Nero Spelling Variations

Italian surnames have a surprising number of forms in comparison with other European surnames because they reflect the regional variations and the many dialects of the Italian language, each of which has its distinctive features. For example, in Northern Italy the most standard Italian surname suffix is "I", whereas in Southern Italy the most typical surname suffix is "O". Sardinian is very different from other forms of Italian and in fact, it is considered to be its own distinct language. Additionally, spelling changes frequently occurred because medieval scribes, church officials, and the bearers of names, spelled names as they sounded rather than according to any specific spelling rules. As a consequence of the major changes in the Italian language and in the local spellings of Italian surnames that occurred over the course of history, there are numerous variations for the surname Nero. These spelling variations include Neri, Nero, Lo Nero, Lonero, Lanera, Neriti, Neretti, Nerini, Nerucci, Nerozzi, Neroni and many more.

Early Notables of the Nero family

Prominent among members of the family was

a group of 27 priests from the Nero family in Florence, who lived around the 14th century...
The Neroni family, also of Florence, produced 20 priests from 1291 to 1431...
Giovanni Neroni was Bishop of Volterra in 1450 and in 1461 Pope Pio II granted him the position of Archbishop of Florence...
Bernardo di Nero was one of the deputies who stopped the rebellion of the people of Volterra in 1472...

Nero Ranking

In the United States, the name Nero is the 6,427^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Nero migration to the United States +

Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Nero were

Nero Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Peter Nero, who landed in Maryland in 1679 2

Nero Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Raffaello Nero, age 32, who arrived in America on Feb. 5, 1883 aboard the "Trinacia"
Nicola Nero, age 31, who arrived in America on April 9, 1884, aboard the "Brittania"

Nero migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Nero Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Miss Euphemia Nero, (b. 1820), aged 27, Scottish laundress who was convicted in Edinburgh, Scotland for 7 years for house breaking, transported aboard the "Cadet" on 4th September 1847, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 3
Joseph Nero, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Caroline Agnes" in 1850 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Nero (post 1700) +

Peter Nero (1934-2023), born Bernard Nierow, an American pianist and pops conductor of the Philly Pops from 1979 to 2013, and earned two Grammy Awards
Erskine Nero, American politician, Workers World Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 30th District, 1984 5
Arvid H. Nero, American politician, First Selectman of New Britain, Connecticut, 1920-22 5
Martial Del Nero, American politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Oneida County 3rd District, 1933 6

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 17th November 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/cadet/
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) CAROLINE AGNES 1850. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850CarolineAgnes-Hydaspe%20RegisterOct15.gif
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html