| ![Show Contents]() Grando History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy The Grando surname comes from the word "grande" which means "tall," or "large," and evolved from a nickname for someone of large stature, in either size or reputation. Early Origins of the Grando familyThe surname Grando was first found in Ferrara, a city and comune in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara. History dates the city back to 753. It was at war with Venice in 1471. It is a walled city and notable is the Church of S.Cristoforo. Knitted goods and shawls are made. 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 was in itself a family honor. The name was of ancient nobility. Early History of the Grando familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Grando research. Another 86 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1403, 1491, 1500, 1531, 1545, 1548, 1578, 1586, 1630, 1656, 1660, 1671, 1718 and 1742 are included under the topic Early Grando History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Grando Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Grandi, Grande and others. Early Notables of the Grando familyProminent among members of the family was - Jure Grando (Giure Grando) (died 1656), may have been the first real person described as a vampire in historical records, referred to several similar names that all meant something resembling a vampir...
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Grando Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Cosme Grando, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1880 1
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Grando migration to the United States 
