| ![Show Contents]() Retana History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy Early Origins of the Retana familyThe surname Retana was first found in Calabria a territorial district of Italy. Ancient Calabria was in Lecce. Modern Calabria is in the southern extremity of Italy coasting the straits of Messina. Reggio and Messina are the cities of note. This beautiful region produces wine. Olive oil and fruit. Reggio was heavily bombed during WWII because of its strategical link with Sicily. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry. Early History of the Retana familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Retana research. Another 298 words (21 lines of text) covering the years 1030, 1159, 1317 and 1838 are included under the topic Early Retana History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Retana Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Ratta, Ratto, Rettori, Rettazzi, Rattazzi, Rattazzo, Rattaro, Rattaglia, Rattagliano, Rattagliata, Rattiglani, Rettaglia, Rettagliano, Rettagliata and many more. Early Notables of the Retana familyMore information is included under the topic Early Retana Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Retana RankingIn the United States, the name Retana is the 13,668th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 Migration of the Retana familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Fanny Ratto, who settled in Baltimore in 1832; G. B. Ratto, who came to San Francisco in 1852; Bartholomew Ratto, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1854.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Retana (post 1700) | + |
- Benjamin Clariond Reyes- Retana, Mexican politician
- Wenceslao Emilio Retana y Gamboa (1862-1924), Spanish civil servant, colonial administrator, writer, biographer, political commentator, publisher, bibliophile, and bibliographer
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