Guardia History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The distinguished surname Guardia can be traced back to the ancient and beautiful region of Tuscany. The surname Guardia was derived from the name "Dioguardi," which is derived from the medieval phrase Dioguardi or Diotiguardi, with the hypocoristic apheretic Guardi, documented in Tuscany since the 12th century, which means"God guard you, protect you."

Early Origins of the Guardia family

The surname Guardia was first found in Sorrento, with Pietro-Siniscalco Guardati in 1404. More ancient is Domini Guardato, who was a landowner, soldier, and intellectual in the region, but records reveal no date.

Early History of the Guardia family

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Guardia Spelling Variations

Italian surnames have a surprising number of forms in comparison with other European surnames because they reflect the regional variations and the many dialects of the Italian language, each of which has its distinctive features. For example, in Northern Italy the most standard Italian surname suffix is "I", whereas in Southern Italy the most typical surname suffix is "O". Sardinian is very different from other forms of Italian and in fact, it is considered to be its own distinct language. Additionally, spelling changes frequently occurred because medieval scribes, church officials, and the bearers of names, spelled names as they sounded rather than according to any specific spelling rules. As a consequence of the major changes in the Italian language and in the local spellings of Italian surnames that occurred over the course of history, there are numerous variations for the surname Guardia. These spelling variations include Dioguardi, Diotiguardi, Guardi, Guarducci, Guardadio, Guardia, Guardato and many more.

Early Notables of the Guardia family

Prominent among members of the family was Zaccheria Guardati, an important lawyer in Sorrento; Cesare Guardati worked with king Philip III of Spain; the Guardi family of Florence contributed two priests to the Republic; another Guardi family of Florence produced seven priests between 1471 and 1529; yet a third Florentine Guardi family produced 10 priests between...
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Guardia migration to the United States +

Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Guardia were

Guardia Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Francisco de la Guardia who immigrated to Guatemala in 1585

Guardia Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Blas Guardia, aged 34, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1826 1
D D DeLa Guardia, aged 50, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 1
Pedro Nolicio Guardia, a Spanish soldier, who settled in New Orleans in 1835 at the age of 21
Salvador Guardia, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 1
Jose Dela Guardia who immigrated to Puerto Rico in 1865
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Contemporary Notables of the name Guardia (post 1700) +

Fiorello La Guardia (1882-1947), American mayor of New York City from 1934 to 1945, eponym of La Guardia airport
Eduardo Refinetti Guardia (1966-2022), Brazilian economist, Finance Minister of Brazil from 2018 to 2019, Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Finance from 2016 and 2018
Maribel Guardia (b. 1960), Costa Rican actress, who works and lives in Mexico
Tomás Guardia (1832-1882), Costa Rican army general, president (dictator) of Costa Rica from 1870 to 1882
Rafael Calderón Guardia, former President of Costa Rica
Víctor Guardia Quirós (1873-1959), Costa Rican lawyer and writer
Victoria Guardia Alvarado (b. 1939), Costa Rican politician and diplomat

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)