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Early Origins of the Ugo family

The surname Ugo 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 was in itself a family honor.

Early History of the Ugo family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ugo research. Another 111 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1427, 1648, 1652 and 1660 are included under the topic Early Ugo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ugo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ughi, Ugo, D'Ugo, Ughelli, Ughetti, Ugoletti, Ughini, Ugolini, Ugotti, Ugolotti, Ugon, Uguccioni, Uguzzoni, Ugozzoni and many more.

Early Notables of the Ugo family

Prominent among members of the family was

  • Ascanio Ugolini (died 1660), a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Muro Lucano (1652-1660.)...

Migration of the Ugo family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Georg Ugi, who arrived in New York, NY in 1868.


Contemporary Notables of the name Ugo (post 1700) +

  • Davide Ugo Capello (b. 1984), former Italian professional footballer who played from 2003 to 2013
  • Ugo Pietro Spinola (1791-1858), Italian papal diplomat and cardinal
  • Ugo Guagliardo, Italian actor, known for I Puritani, Opera seria in tre atti (2010)
  • Ugo Brachetti Peretti (b. 1965), Italian oil executive, son of Count Aldo Maria Brachetti Peretti
  • Ugo Fangareggi (1938-2017), Italian actor and voice actor
  • Ugo Bertera, Italian politician, Mayor of Musso, Lombardy
  • Ugo Locatelli (1916-1993), Italian gold medalist footballer for Italy at the 1936 Summer Olympics, member of the winning team at the 1938 FIFA World Cup
  • Ugo Legrand (b. 1989), French bronze medalist judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics and later gold medalist at the 2012 European Championships
  • Ugo Ceresa (b. 1915), Italian professional footballer
  • Ugo Ferrante (1945-2004), Italian footballer


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