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Early Origins of the Novo family

The surname Novo was first found in Castile, in north central Spain.

Early History of the Novo family

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Novo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Nuevo, Novo, Novillo, Nouval, Nova, Novas and others.

Early Notables of the Novo family

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United States Novo migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Novo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Jose Novo, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Novo (post 1700) +

  • Pelayo Novo García (1990-2023), known simply as Pelayo, a Spanish professional footballer who played as a midfielder
  • Ignacio Javier Gómez Novo (b. 1979), Spanish footballer
  • Luis Azevedo da Silva Novo (b. 1970), Portuguese long-distance runner who won the 2001 edition of the Vienna Marathon
  • Salvador Novo López (1904-1974), Mexican writer, poet, playwright, translator, and television presenter


  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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