| ![Show Contents]() Cerio History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Cerio familyThe surname Cerio 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 Cerio familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cerio research. Another 99 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1479, 1591, 1736 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Cerio History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cerio Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Ciralo, Ceraulo, Ceravolo, Ciraola, Ciravolo, Ciaravolo, Ceraulo, Ceravolo, Cerioli and many more. Early Notables of the Cerio 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...
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| Cerio migration to the United States | + |
Cerio Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Antonio Cerio, who settled in New York in 1895
| Contemporary Notables of the name Cerio (post 1700) | + |
- Nicholas Raymond Cerio (1936-1998), American martial artist
- Stefano Cerio, Italian photographer and video artist
- Ignazio Cerio (1841-1921), Italian physician and amateur philosopher
- Ferruccio Cerio (1904-1963), Italian film writer and director
- Claretta Cerio (1927-2019), Italian writer
- Edwin Cerio (1875-1960), Italian writer, engineer, architect, historian, and botanist
- Iñigo Díaz de Cerio (b. 1984), Spanish football player
- Grove, Sir George, A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (AD. 1450-1889) London: Macmillan1902, Print, 2 Vols
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