| ![Show Contents]() Ceraulo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Ceraulo familyThe surname Ceraulo was first found in Calabria a territorial district of Italy. Ancient Calabria was in Lecce. Modern Calabria is in the southern extremity of Italy coasting the straits of Messina. Reggio and Messina are the cities of note. This beautiful region produces wine. Olive oil and fruit. Reggio was heavily bombed during WWII because of its strategical link with Sicily. 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 Ceraulo familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ceraulo research. Another 99 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1479, 1591, 1736 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Ceraulo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ceraulo Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Ciralo, Ceraulo, Ceravolo, Ciraola, Ciravolo, Ciaravolo, Ceraulo, Ceravolo, Cerioli and many more. Early Notables of the Ceraulo familyJohann Heinrich Cario, born at Eckernforde in Holstein, 1736, was instructed by Emmanuel Bach, Telemann, and Schwenke, and became a great trumpet player. He is said to have invented a keyed trumpet which would play in every key, and to have executed a prelude in B minor. He may therefore have been able to execute the trumpet parts in Sebastian Bach's music which are now unplayable. Cario was living in 1800. 1...
Another 88 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Ceraulo Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Ceraulo familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Michael Cario, who settled in New York, NY in 1728; and Antonio Cerio, who came to New York in 1895.
- Grove, Sir George, A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (AD. 1450-1889) London: Macmillan1902, Print, 2 Vols
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