| ![Show Contents]() Cilento History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy Early Origins of the Cilento familyThe surname Cilento was first found in at Bari in Apulia, capital city of Bari; it contains the Cathedral of S. Sabino which was begun in 1034. In Roman times it was the junction between the coast road and Via Traiana. Its harbor is mentioned back in 180 B.C. It was a crusader town occupied by the Norman Robert Guiscard in 1071. It later acquired prosperity under Frederick II. 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 Cilento familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cilento research. Another 99 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1705 is included under the topic Early Cilento History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cilento Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Cilento, Cilenti, Ciliento, Ciliendo, Celentano, Celentani and many more. Early Notables of the Cilento familyBy the end of the 15th century, southern Italy was known as the Kingdom of Naples, ruled by the house of Aragon. By the early eighteenth century, the Austrians had gained much of the region, under the rule of the Austrian emperor Kales VI. However, in 1734, Spaniard Don Carlos defeated the Austrians, and the region came under Spanish rule once more. In 1799, the French invaded Naples and in 1806, Napoleon's brother Joseph was made king, but this hold on Italy was not to last. In 1813 the Congress Of Vienna restored pre-Napoleonic rule. Among prominent bearers of this surname in early times were: - the Cilento family of Bari
 Cilento migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Cilento Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Angela Cilento, aged 2, who landed in America from Vico Equense, in 1906
- Antonio Cilento, aged 47, who landed in America from Naples, Italy, in 1913
- Antonio Cilento, aged 16, who settled in America from Stigliano, Italy, in 1914
- Alessandro Cilento, aged 12, who immigrated to America from Serramezzano, Italy, in 1921
- Aniello Cilento, aged 32, who immigrated to the United States from S. Agata, Italy, in 1923
| Contemporary Notables of the name Cilento (post 1700) | + |
- Wayne Cilento (b. 1949), award-winning American dancer and choreographer, best known for originating the role of "Mike" in the Broadway show A Chorus Line
- Mario Cilento, American Democratic Party politician, Presidential Elector for New York, 2012 1
- Phyllis Cilento (1894-1987), Lady Cilento, born Phyllis Dorothy McGlew, an Australian medical practitioner, medical journalist, and pioneering advocate of family planning in Queensland, wife of Raphael Cilento
- Diane Cilento (b. 1933), Australian theater and film actress
- Giuseppe Cilento (1923-1994), Brazilian chemist
- Sir Raphael West Cilento (1893-1985), Australian medical practitioner notable in the field of tropical medicine
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Cilento migration to the United States 
