Caliendo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

Etymology of Caliendo

What does the name Caliendo mean?

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

Early Origins of the Caliendo family

The surname Caliendo 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 Caliendo family

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Caliendo Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Caliendo 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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Caliendo migration to the United States +

Caliendo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Domenico Caliendo, age 30, who arrived in New York on April 23, 1883, aboard the "Brittania"
Savino Caliendo, age 32, who arrived in New York on Aug. 23, 1886, aboard the "Burgundia"
Pietro Caliendo, age 17, who arrived in New York on May 27, 1892, aboard the "Alesia"

Contemporary Notables of the name Caliendo (post 1700) +

Franklin "Frank" Caliendo (b. 1974), American comedian known for his impressions
Dr. Marco Caliendo, German economist, with the Institute for the Study of Labor in Bonn, Germany