Poggio History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Poggio family

The surname Poggio was first found in Sicily (Italian: Sicilia), the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. The name literally means "hill, hillock" from Latin "podium" meaning "dais" and later "hill(ock.)"

Early History of the Poggio family

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Poggio Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Poggio, Poggi, Pogio and others.

Early Notables of the Poggio family

Gian Francesco Poggio Bracciolini, (1380-1459), Italian scholar of the Renaissance, born at Terranuova, a village in the territory of Florence. He studied Latin under John of Ravenna, and Greek under...

Poggio migration to the United States +

Poggio Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Biagio Poggio, who settled in New York, NY in 1907

Contemporary Notables of the name Poggio (post 1700) +

Carla Del Poggio (1925-2010), born Maria Luisa Attanasio, an Italian cinema, theatre, and television actress
Tomaso Armando Poggio (b. 1947), Italian Eugene McDermott professor in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, from Genoa
Albert Andrew Poggio GMH, OBE (b. 1945), Gibraltarian businessman and political consultant