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The Dinardo surname was a patronymic name, created from the personal name Nardo, which was in turn, a shortened form of Bernardo.

Early Origins of the Dinardo family

The surname Dinardo was first found in the Kingdom of Naples, formerly Napoli or Neapolis, in southern Italy. There is also a city of Nardò in the province of Lecce, that dates from the Baroque era. Belisario Acquaviva, a nobleman and writer from the Kingdom of Naples became the first Duke of Nardo (Duca di Nardò) in the 15th century.

Early History of the Dinardo family

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Dinardo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Di Nardi, Di Nardo, Nardo, Nardone, Nardini, Nardi, Nardis, Nordi, Nordine, Nardino and many more.

Early Notables of the Dinardo family

By 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...
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Dinardo Ranking

In the United States, the name Dinardo is the 11,086th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]


United States Dinardo migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dinardo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Dinardo, age 31, who arrived in America on Jan. 8, 1883, aboard the "India"
  • Serafino Dinardo, age 29, Martino Dinardo, age 40, and Domenico Dinardo, age 27, who all arrived in New York on Apr. 23, 1883, aboard the "Brittania"
  • Antonio Dinardo, age 44, who arrived in New York on May 17, 1884, aboard the "Scotia"
  • C. Dinardo, age 30, who arrived at New York on July 29, 1885, aboard the "Olympia"
Dinardo Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Berardino DiNardo, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1902

Contemporary Notables of the name Dinardo (post 1700) +

  • Daniel Nicholas DiNardo (b. 1949), American Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Gerard "Gerry" DiNardo (b. 1952), American College football player and coach
  • Leonard Edward DiNardo (b. 1979), American Major League Baseball player
  • Nancy DiNardo, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 2000, 2004, 2008; Connecticut Democratic State Chair, 2008 [2]
  • James C. Dinardo, American politician, Mayor of Hazlet, New Jersey, 2007 [2]
  • Gino DiNardo (b. 1975), Italian professional footballer

Pan Am Flight 103 (Lockerbie)
  • Gianfranca DiNardo (1962-1988), Italian Passenger from London, England, who flew aboard the Pan Am Flight 103 from Frankfurt to Detroit, known as the Lockerbie bombing in 1988 and died [3]


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  3. Pan Am Flight 103's victims: A list of those killed 25 years ago | syracuse.com. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/12/pan_am_flight_103s_victims_a_list_of_those_killed_25_years_ago.html


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