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Etymology of Calendo

What does the name Calendo mean?

The Calendo surname is of uncertain derivation, but it may have its roots with the word "calendula," which is a cultivated marigold.

Early Origins of the Calendo family

The surname Calendo was first found in Nocera dei Pagani (presently called Nocera Inferiore,) in Salerno Province, Kingdom of Naples, where they trace their Norman-Viking origins back to Stefano Calenda who lived in 982. 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 Calendo family

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Calendo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Calenda, Calienda, Calendo, Caliendo and others.

Early Notables of the Calendo family

Landolfo Calenda, who was a Grand Admiral of the Kingdom of Puglia in 1157; Constance Calenda (fl 1415), an Italian surgeon specialising in diseases of the eye; Salvator Calenda was famous for his medical illustrations in the abbey at the Medical College in Naples; and Constanza (also known as Costanzella) Calenda, a philosopher and medical scholar in Salerno...
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Calendo migration to the United States +



Calendo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • P. Calendo, age 24, who arrived in New York on March 3, 1883 aboard the "Australia"

Calendo migration to Canada +

Calendo Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Michel Calendo, who settled in Quebec sometime between 1736 and 1760


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