| ![Show Contents]() Apollos History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of ApollosWhat does the name Apollos mean? The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries, but was not widespread until the modern era. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they were characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. The surname Apollos was derived from the Latin name Apollonia, which is the Latin feminine form of the Greek masculine name "Apollonios," of the same root as the name of the sun god "Apollo." Versions of this name became extremely popular during the Middle Ages in devotion to St. Apollonia, a 3rd century saint and martyr. Early Origins of the Apollos familyThe surname Apollos was first found in Florence (Italian: Firenze), where they held land and estates from early on. 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 Apollos familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Apollos research. Another 104 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1278, 1313, 1557, 1584, 1630, 1631 and 1654 are included under the topic Early Apollos History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Apollos Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Apollonio, Apolloni, Apolloni, Apollonia, Apollonius, Polonio, Polloni, Polonio, Poloni, Polonia, Plon, Poloniato, Pollini and many more. Early Notables of the Apollos familyGiovan-Matteo Appolloni, the mayor of Montefalco in 1557; Giacomo Apollonio (1584-1654), an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance and early-Baroque periods; Paolo Appolloni who was Governor of Rieti in 1630; Marco-Antonio Appolloni was involved...
Another 33 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Apollos Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Apollos familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Catharina Appoloni, age 20, who arrived at the port of Baltimore in 1874; Sebastian Polonia, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1840; as well as Adolfo Apolloni, born in Rome in 1855.
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- Apollos Fuller, American politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Suffield, 1820 1
- Apollos P. Auger, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Genesee County, 1823 2
- Apollos M. Elmer, American politician, Member of New Jersey State House of Assembly from Essex County, 1855-56 3
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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