| ![Show Contents]() Didonato History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy The distinguished surname Didonato originated in an area of Italy, known as the Papal States. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adapt 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 are characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. Although the most traditional type of family name found in the region of the Papal States is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, local surnames are also found. Local names, which are the least frequent of the major types of surnames found in Italy, are derived from a place-name where the original bearer once resided or held land. Often Italian local surnames bore the prefix "di," which signifies emigration from one place to another, but does not necessarily denote nobility. The Didonato family lived in the city of Assisi in 1160. Early Origins of the Didonato familyThe surname Didonato was first found in the region of Umbria, where earliest records show that a Donato lived in the city of Assisi in 1160 and was of the Guelph faction. Early History of the Didonato familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Didonato research. The years 1458, 1509, 1580 and 1603 are included under the topic Early Didonato History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Didonato Spelling VariationsItalian surnames come in far more variations than the names of most other nationalities. Regional traditions and dialects are a decisive factor in this characteristic. For example, northern names tend to end in "o", while southern in "i". Also important, but not unique to Italy, was the fact that before dictionaries and the printing press most scribes simply spelled words according to their sounds. The predictable result was an enormous number of spelling variations. The recorded spellings of Didonato include Donato, Donati, Dona, De Donato, De Dona, Di Donato, Donatelli, Donatello, Donatini, Donadini, Donatoni, Donadoni and many more. Early Notables of the Didonato familyProminent among members of the family was Corso Donati, involved in the Florentine government during the 13th century, who was considered to be one of the most popular and reformist politicians for 25 years. Simone Donati of Florence was an outspoken members of the Guelph faction in Florence at this time; Amerigo Donati was a soldier in Florence; Alamanno Donati, born in Florence in 1458, became a prominent poet; Clemente Donati was a publisher in Urbino during the 15th century; Tommaso...
Another 80 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Didonato Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Didonato RankingIn the United States, the name Didonato is the 13,081st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Didonato migration to the United States | + |
Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the name Didonato or a variant listed above:
Didonato Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Alfonso Didonato, aged 48, who immigrated to the United States, in 1892
- Alessandro Didonato, aged 47, who settled in America from Tugnoli, in 1893
Didonato Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Angelo DiDonato, aged 20, who immigrated to America from Pietranico, in 1901
- Carlo DiDonato, aged 24, who immigrated to the United States from Terano, Italy, in 1905
- Annemzista DiDonato, aged 58, who landed in America from Trasacco, Italy, in 1907
- Antonio DiDonato, aged 18, who landed in America from Campli, Teramo, Italy, in 1908
- Carmine DiDonato, aged 58, who settled in America from Castegliano Ravimondo, Italy, in 1910
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Didonato (post 1700) | + |
- Joyce DiDonato (b. 1969), née Flaherty, an American lyric-coloratura mezzo-soprano, notable for her interpretations of operas and concert works in the 19th-century and works by Handel and Mozart
- Pietro Di Donato (1911-1992), American writer and bricklayer, best known for his novel, Christ in Concrete
- Pedro Di Donato (1911-1992), American writer, one of the most celebrated Italian American novelists of the mid-20th century
- Gregory L. "Greg" DiDonato (b. 1963), American politician, Member of the Ohio Senate (1997-2004), Member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1991-1994)
- Emily DiDonato (b. 1991), American fashion model for Maybelline, Giorgio Armani
- Anthony DiDonato Jr. (1911-1989), American Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1975-1976)
- Joseph A. DiDonato, American politician, Mayor of West Milford, New Jersey, 2007 2
- Greg L. DiDonato, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1994; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 2004 2
- Camille DiDonato, American politician, Candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1972 2
- Daniele Di Donato (b. 1977), Italian football midfielder
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Didonato migration to the United States 
