Beraldo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

The Beraldo family can trace its noble origins to the Italian region of Piedmont. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adapt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they are characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. Although the most traditional type of family name found in the region of Piedmont is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, local surnames are also found. Local names, which are the least frequent of the major types of surnames found in Italy, are derived from a place-name where the original bearer once resided or held land. Often Italian local surnames bore the prefix "di," which signifies emigration from one place to another, but does not necessarily denote nobility. The Beraldo family lived in the region of Piedmont.

Early Origins of the Beraldo family

The surname Beraldo was first found in the valleys of Maira, which lie south of Turin. The Berardi family can be traced back to this area, where they resided in the 12th century. Saint Berardo (died 1123) is an Italian saint, patron saint of the city and diocese of Teramo.

Early History of the Beraldo family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Beraldo research. The years 1320, 1387, 1442, 1445, 1495, 1497, 1555, 1640, 1690, 1695, 1719, 1850 and 1868 are included under the topic Early Beraldo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Beraldo Spelling Variations

Italian surnames come in far more variations than the names of most other nationalities. Regional traditions and dialects are a decisive factor in this characteristic. For example, northern names tend to end in "o", while southern in "i". Also important, but not unique to Italy, was the fact that before dictionaries and the printing press most scribes simply spelled words according to their sounds. The predictable result was an enormous number of spelling variations. The recorded spellings of Beraldo include Berardi, Berardo, Berardis, Beraldi, Beraldo, Beraudo, Verardi, Verardo, Veraldi, Veraldo, Veralli, Verallo, Velardi, Velardo, Vilardi, Vilardo, Berardelli, Berardini, Berardino, Berardinelli, Berardinetti, Berardocchi, Berarducci, Beraldini, Beraldin, Belardelli, Belardetti, Belardini, Belardinelli, Belardoni, Bellardino and many more.

Early Notables of the Beraldo family

Prominent among members of the family was

Giovanni Berardi, an ecclesiastic in Tagliacozzo in the 13th century; Aldevrandino Beraldi was councillor of Treviso in the 14th century; Tommaso Beraldi was a judge and ambassador in Venice in 1320...

Beraldo migration to the United States +

Some of the first North American settlers with Beraldo name or one of its variants:

Beraldo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Serofino Beraldo, aged 46, who settled in America, in 1892

Beraldo Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Domenico Beraldo, aged 23, who immigrated to the United States from Rossano, in 1906
Salvatore Beraldo, aged 26, who immigrated to the United States from Atripaldo, Avellino, in 1909
Luigi Beraldo, aged 47, who settled in America, in 1921
Luigi Beraldo, aged 47, who landed in America from Genoa, in 1922
Giovanni Beraldo, aged 30, who landed in America, in 1922

Contemporary Notables of the name Beraldo (post 1700) +

Eros Beraldo (1929-2004), Italian footballer and football manager; he played from 1948 to 1963 and managed four teams from 1971 tp 1978
Anderson Cléber Beraldo (b. 1980), Brazilian retired footballer who played as a centre back, and a current manager
Wilson Teixeira Beraldo (1917-1998), Brazilian physician and physiologist who was co-discoverer of bradykinin
Paul Beraldo (b. 1967), retired Italian Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played for the Canadian and the Italian national ice hockey teams