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Early Origins of the Aurelia family

The surname Aurelia was first found in Padua (Italian: Padova, Latin: Patavium, Venetian: Padoa), on the Bacchiglione River, capital of the province of Padua. In 1175, the citizens elected the D'Este family as podesta but in 1275 Frederick II took over. The powerful families of D'Este, Camposampiero and Da Romano were the large influences. The city is rich in art, museums and galleries. Many churches exhibit works of the masters. 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 Aurelia family

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Aurelia Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Aurelia, Aurelio, Auregli, Aurilio, Auriliou, Aureli, Aurelli, Orillia and many more.

Early Notables of the Aurelia family

Prominent among members of the family was

  • the Aurelia family of Padua

Migration of the Aurelia family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Fredrika Aurora, who came to Boston in 1849.


Contemporary Notables of the name Aurelia (post 1700) +

  • Aurelia Bouchez (b. 1960), French diplomat, Ambassador to Azerbaijan and the European Union Ambassador to Kazakhstan from 2011 until 2015
  • Aurelia Harwood (1865-1928), Californian conservationist and educator
  • Aurelia Greene (1934-2021), American politician, Member of the New York State Assembly (1982-2009)
  • Aurelia Dobre (b. 1972), Romanian former artistic gymnast, the 1987 world all-around champion, inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2016
  • Aurelia Catalina Penton (b. 1941), retired Cuban track and field athlete
  • Aurelia J. Grace, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948, 1956, 1960 1
  • Aurelia Marie Pucinski, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1980, 1996 2
  • Aurelia H. Reinhardt, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1936 3
  • Aurelia Erskine Brazeal (b. 1943), American politician, U.S. Ambassador to Micronesia, 1990; Kenya, 1993 4


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  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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