Aponte History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Aponte familyThe surname Aponte was first found in Palermo (Sicilian: Palermu, Latin: Panormus), a city in Insular Italy, the capital of both the region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo at the foot of Mount Pellegrino, originally a Phoenician colony in the 3rd century B.C. Carthage and then the Saracens in 835 each occupied the city. The Norman period from 1050 was the most important and many ancient ruins exist from that time period. Two city gates still remain. The museum is notable and has many priceless relics. 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. This family is a Spanish transplant into Palermo from Andalucia and they became one of the distinguished families of that city. The patriarch of the family in Spain was the Marquis de Torre Orgaz. They were also Roy. de Granada. Early History of the Aponte familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Aponte research. Another 85 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Aponte History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Aponte Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Aponte, Apponti, Apponto, Aponto and others. Early Notables of the Aponte familyProminent among bearers of this surname in early times was
Aponte RankingIn the United States, the name Aponte is the 2,026th most popular surname with an estimated 14,922 people with that name. 1
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Aponte Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
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