Alda History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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A variety of distinguished and notable names have emerged from the beautiful and historical Italian region of Tuscany, including the notable surname Alda. During the Middle Ages, as populations grew and travel between regions became more frequent, people in Tuscany, who had been going by a single name, found it necessary to adopt a second name to identify themselves and their families. This process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries, but it was not completed until the modern era. The patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, was one of the most common name types of name created in this region. The surname Alda was created from the given name Alda, which means "wise and experienced."

Early Origins of the Alda family

The surname Alda was first found in Florence (Italian: Firenze), where the main branch of the family originated with Taddeo Alderotti, a physician born in 1223.

Early History of the Alda family

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Alda Spelling Variations

Enormous variation in spelling and form characterizes those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. This is caused by two main factors: regional tradition, and inaccuracies in the recording process. Before the last few hundred years, scribes spelled names according to their sounds. Spelling variations were the unsurprising result. The variations of Alda include Alda, Aldo, Aldigeri, Aldighieri, Aldemoresco, Alderighi, Alderotti, Aldieri, Aldi, Aldiero, Aldini, Aldinucci, Aldisio, Auda, Audi, Audia, Audieri, Audiero, Audini, Audino, Audisio, Audizio and many more.

Early Notables of the Alda family

Prominent among members of the family was a famous Aldemoresco who lived in the 15th century. He was a great warrior and fought with Naples, helping to possess the towns of Agigliano, Belvedere, Carinola, Carovilli, Foresta. Formicola, Nociglia, Riciano. Ripalimosano, Salice, Sangiacomo, Trentola, and Triviano. His relative Bartolomeo Aldemoresco was the...
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Migration of the Alda family

Discovered in the immigration and passenger lists were a number of people bearing the name Alda: Angelo Audino, aged 48, who arrived at Ellis Island from Siderno Reggio, Italy, in 1920; Antonio Audino, aged 7, who arrived at Ellis Island from Benestari, Italy, in 1912.

Contemporary Notables of the name Alda (post 1700) +

Robert Alda (1914-1986), American actor, father of actor Alan Alda
Alan Alda (b. 1936), American five-time Emmy Award and six-time Golden Globe Award winning actor, director and screenwriter best known for his role as Hawkeye Pierce in the TV series M*A*S*H
Frances Alda (1879-1952), New Zealand/Australian operatic soprano
Alda Grimaldi (1919-2023), known as Dada, an Italian director and actress who was active from the 1940s to the 1960s