Valerio History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Valerio surname is derived from the place called Valero, in Salamanca province, Spain.
Early Origins of the Valerio family
The surname Valerio was first found in Aragon, in northeastern Spain.
Early History of the Valerio family
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Valerio Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Valera, de Valera, Valero, de Valero, Valerón and many more.
Early Notables of the Valerio family
Prominent among members of the family were Diego de Valera, majordomo to Queen Isabella and chronicler of King Ferdinand; fifteenth century naval officer Carlos de Valera; sixteenth century writer Cipriano Valera; nineteenth century...
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Valerio Ranking
In the United States, the name Valerio is the 3,789th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1
Valerio migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Valerio Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Juan Valerio, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1816 2
Contemporary Notables of the name Valerio (post 1700) +
- Melanie Valerio (b. 1969), American Olympic swimmer
- Max Wolf Valerio (b. 1957), American poet, memoir writer, essayist and actor
- Joaquín Enrique Valerio Olivera (b. 1973), Spanish footballer
- Maria José Valério (1933-2021), Portuguese singer, singing polular music and fado who died in Lisbon on 3 March 2021, aged 87, from COVID-19
- Alessandro Valerio (1881-1955), Italian Olympic horse rider
- Alberto Valerio (b. 1985), Brazilian racing driver
- Valerio Onida (1936-2022), Italian jurist, and constitutional law professor, Judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy and President of the Court from September 2004 to January 2005
- Valerio Evangelisti (1952-2022), Italian writer of science fiction, fantasy, historical novels and horror, recipient of the ESFS award for Best Author (2002)
- Valerio Carrara (1951-2022), Italian politician, Member of the Senate of the Republic of Italy (2001-2013)
- Valerio Zanone (1936-2016), Italian politician, Senator Legislatures: XV (2006-2008)
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)