Show ContentsSereno History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

It is generally thought that the Sereno surname is habitational, deriving from an Italian place name. Perhaps, for example from the town of Seregno, in the province of Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Early Origins of the Sereno family

The surname Sereno was first found in Lombardy (Italian: Lombardia), a territorial, industrialized division of Italy south of the Alps.Milan is the chief city, followed by Mortera, Pavia and Mantua. Silk is the principal trade. This well traveled surname is claimed to be originally of Bergamo. 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 Sereno family

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Sereno Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Sirignano, Serigano, Siriani, Sirianni, Sergni, Seregno, Serini, Sereno, Serenari, Sergnano, Serego and many more.

Early Notables of the Sereno family

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United States Sereno migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sereno Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Emma Sereno, aged 27, who landed in America from Turin, Italy, in 1903
  • Battista Sereno, aged 13, who settled in America from Giaglione, Italy, in 1909
  • Battista Sereno, aged 21, who immigrated to the United States from Gioglione, Italy, in 1909
  • Benedetta Sereno, aged 20, who landed in America from Italy, in 1909
  • Emilia Sereno, aged 17, who immigrated to the United States from Giaglione, Italy, in 1910
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Sereno (post 1700) +

  • Paul Callistus Sereno (b. 1957), American paleontologist from the University of Chicago
  • Manuel Sereno (b. 1952), Portuguese professional footballer
  • Maria Lourdes Aranal Sereno (b. 1960), Filipino jurist, lawyer and law professor
  • Henrique Sereno Fonseca (b. 1985), Portuguese footballer
  • Sereno Elisha Payne (1843-1914), American Republican politician, Cayuga County District Attorney, 1873-79; U.S. Representative from New York, 1883-87, 1889-1914 1
  • Brigadier-General Sereno Elmer Brett (1891-1952), American Commanding General 5th Armored Division (1942-1943) 2
  • Sereno Elisha Payne (1843-1914), American lawyer and politician
  • Sereno Alderman (1853-1932), American Republican politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Burlington, 1895 3
  • Sereno Holcomb, American politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Granby, 1839 4
  • Sereno H. Scranton, American politician, Member of Connecticut State Senate 6th District, 1870 5


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  2. Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, November 3) Sereno Brett. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Brett/Sereno_Elmer/USA.html
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  5. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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