Show ContentsLaredo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The origins the old family name Laredo can be found within medieval France. While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, are the most common form of a hereditary surname in France, occupational surnames also emerged during the late Middle Ages. Many people, such as the Laredo family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. However, an occupational name did not become a hereditary surname until the office or type of employment became hereditary. The surname Laredo was an occupational name for a person who worked at a granary. The name translates literally from the Old French as of the granary.

Early Origins of the Laredo family

The surname Laredo was first found in Picardy (French: Picardie) in northern France, where the family took their name from Delor, a village in the department of Aisne, in the district of Neufchâtel.

Early History of the Laredo family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Laredo research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1600, 1665 and 1785 are included under the topic Early Laredo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Laredo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Delor, De Lor, Delore, Delaur, De Laur, Delaure, Deloret, De Loret, Delauret, De Lauret, Delorey, De Lorey, Delaurey, De Laurey, Loré, Lorée, L'Orée, Laur, Laure, Lauré, Laurée, Loret, Lauret, Lorey, Laurey, Loreillard, Laureillard, Loreilleux, Laureilleux, Loriet, Lauriet, Loriey, Lauriey, Deloriet, Delauriet, Deloriey, Delauriey, Deslor, Délor, Deslaur, Délaur, Desloret, Déloret, Deslauret, Délauret, Deslorey, Délorey, Deslaurey, Délaurey, Desloriet, Déloriet, Deslauriet, Délauriet, Desloriey, Déloriey, Deslauriey and many more.

Early Notables of the Laredo family

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United States Laredo migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Laredo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Juan De Laredo, who landed in America in 1816 1
  • Juan Laredo, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Laredo (post 1700) +

  • Ruth Laredo (1937-2005), American pianist
  • Jaime Laredo (b. 1941), Bolivian violinist and conductor
  • Alonso Laredo (b. 1926), Chilean poet


  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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