Quirino History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Quirino family

The surname Quirino was first found in Calabria, a province at the southern tip of Italy which, though not on the island of Sicily was part of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies. The name is frequently found in other parts of the south of Italy, though some members of the family did move further north. Those that remained in the south kept the southern suffix "-o," while those that moved north adopted the northern convention of ending their name in "-i." Many surnames were taken from the occupation of the person who first took the name. This name is one such name, coming from the Italian word "chierico," meaning "altar boy."

Early History of the Quirino family

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Quirino Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Chirico, Chirici, Chirco, Chiriaco, Quirico, Quilici, De Chirico, Chirichello, Chirichella, Chiricallo, Chirchietti and many more.

Early Notables of the Quirino family

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Migration of the Quirino family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the $ family, who settled along the east coast of North America in the late 19th century. Giuseppe and Raffaele Chirico arrived in New York City in 1893 aboard a ship from Genoa Italy. In 1900.

Contemporary Notables of the name Quirino (post 1700) +

Socorro Alicia "Cory" Quirino Rastrollo (b. 1953), Filipina author, and television and radio host
Carlos Quirino (1910-1999), Philippine biographer and historian
Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956), former President of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953
Ennio Quirino Visconti (1751-1818), Italian archaeologist, a leading expert of his day in the field of ancient Roman sculpture
Quirino Gasparini (1721-1778), Italian composer, born in Gandino