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Early Origins of the Toledo family

The surname Toledo was first found in Castile, in north central Spain.

Early History of the Toledo family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Toledo research. Another 129 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1514, 1515, 1553, 1584 and 1587 are included under the topic Early Toledo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Toledo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Toliba, Toledo, Tolomella, Tolomeo, Toli, Tolido and many more.

Early Notables of the Toledo family

Prominent among members of the family

  • Francisco de Toledo, Count of Oropesa (1515-1584), 16th-century Spanish viceroy of Peru

Toledo Ranking

In the United States, the name Toledo is the 3,319th most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 1


United States Toledo migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Toledo Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
  • Diego De Toledo who immigrated to Venezuela in 1534
  • Maria Toledo who arrived in Chile in 1561 with her children
  • Domingo De Toledo who settled in Peru in 1579
Toledo Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Francisco Gonzales Toledo who settled in Louisiana in 1778 with his family
Toledo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Diego De Toledo, who arrived in America in 1812 2
  • Rodrigo De Toledo, who arrived in America in 1812 2
  • Juan De Toledo, who landed in America in 1813 2
  • Alonso De Toledo, who landed in America in 1813 2
  • Gomez De Toledo, who landed in America in 1826 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Toledo (post 1700) +

  • Zoila Toledo, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1996 3
  • Leila J. Toledo, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1996 3
  • Deborah Toledo, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2000 3
  • Anthony R. Toledo, American politician, Mayor of Santa Clara, California, 1952 3
  • Jose Victor Toledo (1931-1980), United States federal judge
  • Frank Toledo (b. 1970), American boxer
  • Joseph Christopher Toledo (b. 1982), American football offensive tackle
  • Isabel Toledo (b. 1961), Cuban-American fashion designer
  • Bob Toledo (b. 1946), former American football coach and player
  • Guillermo Toledo (b. 1970), Spanish film and television actor
  • ... (Another 16 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, October 21) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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