The surname Poggio was first found in Sicily (Italian: Sicilia), the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. The name literally means "hill, hillock" from Latin "podium" meaning "dais" and later "hill(ock.)"
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Early History of the Poggio family
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Poggio Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Poggio, Poggi, Pogio and others.
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Early Notables of the Poggio family
Prominent among bearers of this surname in early times was
Gian Francesco Poggio Bracciolini, (1380-1459), Italian scholar of the Renaissance, born at Terranuova, a village in the territory of Florence. He studied Latin under John of Ravenna, and Greek under...
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Poggio migration to the United States
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Poggio Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
Biagio Poggio, who settled in New York, NY in 1907
Contemporary Notables of the name Poggio (post 1700)
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Carla Del Poggio (1925-2010), born Maria Luisa Attanasio, an Italian cinema, theatre, and television actress
Tomaso Armando Poggio (b. 1947), Italian Eugene McDermott professor in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, from Genoa
Albert Andrew Poggio GMH, OBE (b. 1945), Gibraltarian businessman and political consultant
Poggio migration to the United States 
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