Show ContentsAlaimo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Italian Alaimo surname comes from the medieval personal name, Alaimo, of uncertain origin.

Early Origins of the Alaimo family

The surname Alaimo was first found in Sicily (Italian: Sicilia), the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea where it is said that the name arrived from Spain with Roberto Alaimo, during the Reign of King Frederico II of Sicily (Ruled 1295-1336).

Early History of the Alaimo family

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Alaimo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Alaimo, Alaime and others.

Early Notables of the Alaimo family

Prominent among bearers of this surname in early times was

  • Alaimo of Sicily

Alaimo Ranking

In the United States, the name Alaimo is the 16,268th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]

Migration of the Alaimo family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Antonio Alaimo, who was naturalized in Louisiana sometime between 1874 and 1875; Francesco Alaimo, age 34, who arrived in Baltimore on July 30, 1890; Salvatore Alaimo, age 33, who arrived in New York on July 20, 1893, aboard the ".


Contemporary Notables of the name Alaimo (post 1700) +

  • Charles Stephen Alaimo (b. 1939), American singer who was a teen idol in the early 1960s. He later became a record producer and label owner, he is best known for hosting and co-producing Dick Clark's Where the Action Is in the late 1960s
  • Marc Alaimo (b. 1942), American actor, born Mike Alaimo
  • Charles B. Alaimo, American Republican politician, Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from Enfield, 1954 [2]
  • Anthony Alfred Alaimo (b. 1920), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1960, 1964; Member of Georgia Republican State Central Committee, 1966-67 [2]
  • Lorenzo Alaimo (b. 1952), Italian racing cyclist, he finished in last place in the 1974 Tour de France


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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