Picardo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Italy

The name Picardo is taken from Picardy, a region in Northern France; it would have been given to a man who came to Italy from Picardy, which explains the higher concentration of the name in the north; France is north-west of Italy; so Tuscany would be one of the first places in Italy that someone coming from France would pass through, especially if they were coming by sea to avoid crossing the mountains.The spelling variations that end with "o" are mostly from the south of Italy, whereas names that end in "i" are mostly from the north.

Early Origins of the Picardo family

The surname Picardo was first found in Tuscany (Italian: Toscana), a region in central Italy. Bearers of this surname have been found in nearly every part of Italy, though the family seems to be concentrated in Tuscany and there are more of them in the north than the south.

Early History of the Picardo family

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Picardo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Picardi, Piccardi, Piccardo, Picardo, Piccardino and many more.

Early Notables of the Picardo family

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Picardo migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Picardo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Juan Picardo, who arrived in America in 1817 1
Jacinto Picardo, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1849 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Picardo (post 1700) +

Robert Picardo (b. 1953), American Primetime Emmy Award nominated actor., known for his work as Dr. Dick Richards on China Beach; the Emergency Medical Hologram (EMH), and as The Doctor, on Star Trek: Voyager
Fabian Picardo QC (b. 1972), Gibraltarian politician and barrister, 7th Chief Minister of Gibraltar (2011-)

Citations +

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)