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Early Origins of the Salvadore family

The surname Salvadore was first found in Venetia, but instances of this surname can be found almost everywhere in Italy. The Salvador spelling variation in particular is known to originate in Venetia. The variations of the name which end in "i" are from the northern part of Italy, while those that end in "o" are from the south. The name Salvadore, like many surnames originated as a personal name. It comes from the Latin word "salvator," meaning "saviour," in reference to Christ.

Early History of the Salvadore family

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Salvadore Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Salvatori, Salvatore, Salvator, Salvadori, Salvadore and many more.

Early Notables of the Salvadore family

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Salvadore migration to the United States +



Salvadore Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Salvadore, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1813 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Salvadore (post 1700) +

  • Salvadore Dali (1904-1989), painter of Catalogne


  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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