Suriano History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Suriano familyThe surname Suriano 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. Early History of the Suriano familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Suriano research. Another 97 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1400 is included under the topic Early Suriano History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Suriano Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Suriano, Surriano, Surriani, Suriani and others. Early Notables of the Suriano familyProminent among bearers of this surname in early times was
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Suriano Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
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