The surname Suriani was first found in Castrogiovanni a town in the province of Enna in Sicily. The history goes back to 397 B.C. Cicero speaks of it as a place of some importance. It was taken by the Saracens in 859, and by the Normans in 1087. The cathedral is of interest but there are no remains of the famous temple of Demeter. 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.
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Early History of the Suriani family
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Suriani Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Suriano, Surriano, Surriani, Suriani and others.
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Early Notables of the Suriani family
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Migration of the Suriani family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Antonio Suriano, who arrived in New York city in 1902; and Salvatore Suriano, who arrived through the port of New York in 1913.
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