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Early Origins of the Vicario family

The surname Vicario was first found in Granada, in southern Spain.

Early History of the Vicario family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Vicario research. Another 82 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1490 and 1527 are included under the topic Early Vicario History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Vicario Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Vaca, Vacara, Vacca, Vaccari, Vaccaro, Vacaro and many more.

Early Notables of the Vicario family

Prominent among members of the family was the Vaca of Granada. Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca was born in 1490 of Spanish nobility. He sailed on an expedition...
Another 28 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Vicario Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


United States Vicario migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Vicario Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • J Vicario, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 [1]

Contemporary Notables of the name Vicario (post 1700) +

  • Aránzazu Isabel María "Arantxa" Vicario (b. 1971), Spanish former World No. 1 professional tennis player who won four Grand Slam singles titles, six Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles
  • Renato Vicario (b. 1923), Italian actor, known for The Island Monster (1954), La schiava del peccato (1954) and Rosalba, la fanciulla di Pompei (1952)
  • Stefano Vicario (b. 1953), Italian writer, son of Marco Vicario
  • Francesco Vicario (b. 1959), Italian actor and director, son of Marco Vicario
  • Marco Vicario (b. 1925), Italian film actor, screenwriter, film producer and director who appeared in 23 films between 1950 and 1958, known for 7 uomini d'oro (1965), Il grande colpo dei 7 uomini d'oro (1966) and Wifemistress (1977)
  • Leona Vicario (1789-1842), also known as Leona Vicario de Quintana Roo, Mexican supporter and spy in the Mexican War of Independence; she provided intelligence and money to the rebel movement from her home in Mexico City


  1. 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)


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