Candido History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

From the historical and enchanting Italian region of the islands of Sicily emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Candido family. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they were characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. Although the most common type of family name found in Sicily is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, the nickname type of surname is also frequently found. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The surname Candido is a name for a person who derives their name from the word Candido, which means candid, white, innocent.

Early Origins of the Candido family

The surname Candido was first found in Naples, (Italian: Napoli, Latin: Neapolis) where the Candelori family of Naples, was one of the more ancient families of the city. The House of Candia was a noble family from Savoy in the 1300s.

Candido Spelling Variations

Surnames that originated in Italy are characterized by an enormous number of spelling variations. Some of these are derived from regional traditions and dialects. Northern names, for instance, often end in "o", while southern names tend to end in "i". Other variations come from the fact the medieval scribes tended to spell according to the sound of words, rather than any particular set of rules. The recorded variations of Candido include Candelori, Candilori, Candelora, Candilora, Candelsi, Candelaria, Candi, Candia, Candiani, Candiano, Candida, Candidi, Candido and many more.

Early Notables of the Candido family

Prominent among bearers of this surname in early times was

Niccolo Candido of Syracuse was an owner of two large feuds in the 13th century

Candido migration to the United States +

Investigation of immigration and passenger lists has revealed a number of people bearing the name Candido:

Candido Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Tomas Candido, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 [1]

Candido Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Agostino Candido, aged 42, who immigrated to the United States from S. Lorenzo, in 1903
Abramo Candido, aged 19, who immigrated to the United States from Ronjone, in 1905
Ratin Candido, who arrived in Arkansas in 1905 [1]
Rattin Candido, who landed in Arkansas in 1905 [1]
Antonio Candido, aged 17, who landed in America from Reggio, in 1909
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Contemporary Notables of the name Candido (post 1700) +

Johnny Candido (b. 1982), American professional wrestler, younger brother of Chris Candido
Christopher B. "Chris" Candido (1972-2005), American professional wrestler
Jonathan Joseph "Candy" Candido (1913-1999), American radio performer, bass player, vocalist and animation voice actor, best remembered for his famous line, "I'm feeling mighty low"
Helenês Cândido (1935-2021), Brazilian lawyer and politician, who served as the Governor of the state of Goiás between 1998 and 1999 and died from COVID-19 in 2021
Antonio Candido de Mello e Souza (1918-2017), Brazilian writer, professor, sociologist and literary critic
Candido Cannavò (1930-2009), Italian journalist
Candido Maldonado Guadarrama (b. 1960), Puerto Rican-born former Major League Baseball outfielder
Candido de la Puente (b. 1875), Spanish missionary to the Philippines

Citations +

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)