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Early Origins of the Teodoro family

The surname Teodoro was first found in Venice (Italian: Venezia), and seaport occupying one of the most remarkable sites of the world. Centralizing on the Grand Canal the history of the city can be traced through the different styles of architecture Byzantine, Gothic, early Renaissance and late Renaissance. It is rich in ancient palaces, churches, libraries, galleries, monuments, statues, treasures and artifacts. Its history is abundant in politics, art, religion, scholarship and conflict. The ducal palace was commenced in 1309. 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 Teodoro family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Teodoro research. Another 128 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1518, 1551 and 1819 are included under the topic Early Teodoro History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Teodoro Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Teodori, Teodoro, Todai, Todaro, Toderi, Todero, Totaro, Todarello, Todarini, Toderini, Teoderini, Todaru and many more.

Early Notables of the Teodoro family

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United States Teodoro migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Teodoro Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Bonazza Teodoro, who settled in Illinois sometime between 1876 and 1898
  • Cipresso Teodoro, who settled in Louisiana sometime between 1898 and 1910
  • Angelo Teodoro, who settled in Louisiana sometime between 1899 and 1910

Contemporary Notables of the name Teodoro (post 1700) +

  • Héctor Teodoro Polino (1933-2022), Argentine politician, Member of the Democratic Socialist Party and later the Socialist Party, he served in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies from 1993 to 2005
  • Fernando Teodoro Valadés Lejarza (1920-1978), Mexican composer, pianist and singer
  • Teodoro Enrique Pino Miranda (1946-2020), Mexican Roman Catholic bishop
  • Teodoro Maniaci, American Hamptons International Film Festival Award winning cinematographer and documentary director
  • Teodoro Moscoso (1910-1992), Puerto Rican politician
  • Teodoro Higuera Valenzuela (b. 1958), Mexican former Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Teodoro Picado Michalski (1900-1960), President of Costa Rica from 1944 to 1948
  • Teodoro Moscoso (1910-1992), American Democratic Party politician, U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela, 1961; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1964 1


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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