Leopoldo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

Early Origins of the Leopoldo family

The surname Leopoldo was first found in Florence (Italian: Firenze), originally the capital of Tuscany, then capital of the kingdom of Italy. On the River Arno there are numerous Florentine Churches, Museums, Galleries. It dates back to 313 A.D. The history is complex and turbulent. The de' Medici family are the notables. They were expelled in 1494 but they returned in 1512, out in 1527 and then returned. 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 Leopoldo family

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Leopoldo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lippi, Lipamano, Lipoldi, Lippa, Lippo, Leopoldi, Leopoldo and many more.

Early Notables of the Leopoldo family

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Leopoldo migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Leopoldo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jose Leopoldo, aged 18, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1836 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Leopoldo (post 1700) +

Fabio Leopoldo -Silva (b. 1977), Brazilian mixed martial artist
Clotario Leopoldo Blest Riffo (1899-1990), Chilean social activist and labor union leader
Joyce Leopoldo Conde Chigne (b. 1991), Peruvian footballer
Leopoldo Serantes (1962-2021), Filipino amateur boxer who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the Light Flyweight (-48 kg) division, winning the bronze medal
Leopoldo Torres Boursault (1941-2021), Spanish jurist and politician, who served as a Deputy and lawyer as Attorney General
Leopoldo Jacinto Luque (1949-2021), Argentine footballer who played as a striker
Leopoldo Sánchez Celis (1916-1989), Mexican politician who was governor of Sinaloa from 1963 to 1968
Leopoldo "Lando" Fiorini (1938-2017), Italian actor and singer
Leopoldo R. Vazquez, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 2004 2
Leopoldo Flores (1934-2016), Mexican artist

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 25) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html