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Early Origins of the Orlandi family

The surname Orlandi was first found in Verona, a city in Venetia, Italy and capital of the province of Verona. The city is rich in churches, museums, galleries, paintings, sculptures, statues and monuments. The cathedral was consecrated in 1187. 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 Orlandi family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Orlandi research. Another 106 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1030, 1409, 1445 and 1794 are included under the topic Early Orlandi History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Orlandi Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Orlandi, Orlando, Orlandelli, Orlandini, Orlandoni, Orlanducci, Rolando and many more.

Early Notables of the Orlandi family

  • the Orlandi family of Verona

Orlandi Ranking

the United States, the name Orlandi is the 16,047th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


Orlandi migration to the United States +



Orlandi Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Francis Orlandi, who landed in Mississippi in 1860 2
  • Leopoldo Orlandi, age 12, who arrived in New York city on Oct. 8, 1881, aboard the"Vincenzo Florio"
  • Angelo Orlandi, who arrived in New York on March 11, 1885 aboard the "Labrador"
  • Francesco Orlandi, who arrived in New York on June 29, 1885 aboard the "Normandie"

Contemporary Notables of the name Orlandi (post 1700) +

  • Felice Orlandi (1925-2003), Italian-born American actor, known for roles in films such as The Pusher (1960), Bullitt (1968), Catch-22 (1970) and The Driver (1978)
  • Vittorio Orlandi (b. 1938), Italian show jumping rider
  • Stefano Orlandi (1681-1760), Italian painter, active mainly in Bologna
  • Ugo Orlandi (b. 1958), Italian musicologist, a specialist in the history of music
  • Nevio Orlandi (b. 1954), Italian football manager
  • Nazzareno Orlandi (1861-1952), Italian-Argentine painter
  • Pellegrino Antonio Orlandi (1660-1727), Italian writer and art historian and author
  • Rita Orlandi -Malaspina (1937-2017), Italian operatic soprano
  • Giovanni Orlandi, Italian engraver and print publisher active between 1590-1640
  • ... (Another 11 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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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