Olmo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Spain

The noble Spanish surname Olmo is of locative origin, being derived from the topographic or man made feature where the initial bearer resided. In this case, Olmo derives from the Castilian element "olmeda," in turn derived from a contraction of "olmo" meaning "elm tree," plus the suffix "eda," meaning "abundance." Thus, the surname Olmo was used to identify a person who lived in a place where many elm trees grew.

Early Origins of the Olmo family

The surname Olmo was first found in the Spanish province of Valladolid, in the Castilla la Vieja.

Early History of the Olmo family

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Olmo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Olmeda, Olmedo, Olmera, Olmo and others.

Early Notables of the Olmo family

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Olmo Ranking

In the United States, the name Olmo is the 13,199^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Olmo migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Olmo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Alonso Del Olmo, who landed in America in 1813 2
Evaristo Del Olmo, aged 19, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1871 2
Benigno Olmo, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1876 2
Andres Del Olmo, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1881 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Olmo (post 1700) +

Daniel "Dani" Olmo Carvajal, Spanish footballer
Luis Olmo (1919-2017), Puerto Rican Major League Baseball outfielder and right-handed batter who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1943-1945, 1949) and the Boston Braves (1950-1951)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)