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Early Origins of the Salvatore family

The surname Salvatore was first found in Aragon an ancient Kingdom of Spain.

Early History of the Salvatore family

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Salvatore Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Salavador, Salvador, Salvadorr, Salavadorr, Salavadors, Salvadors, Salvadorezs and many more.

Early Notables of the Salvatore family

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Salvatore Ranking

In the United States, the name Salvatore is the 6,061st most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1


United States Salvatore migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Salvatore Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Mormino Salvatore, who landed in Texas in 1850-1906 2
  • Ruello Salvatore, who arrived in Texas in 1850-1906 2
  • Achille Salvatore, aged 5, who landed in America, in 1895
Salvatore Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Achiano Salvatore, aged 27, who immigrated to America, in 1903
  • Abbate Salvatore, aged 22, who landed in America from Montelepe, in 1905
  • Alfonso Salvatore, aged 22, who immigrated to the United States from Acerno, Italy, in 1906
  • Alfonso Salvatore, aged 38, who landed in America from Ischitella, Italy, in 1906
  • Alferiso Salvatore, aged 30, who settled in America from Cepagatti, Italy, in 1910
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Salvatore (post 1700) +

  • Bennett Salvatore (b. 1950), American professional basketball referee
  • Robert Anthony "R. A." Salvatore (b. 1959), American author best known for his Forgotten Realms and The DemonWars Saga novels
  • Federico Salvatore (1959-2023), Italian singer-songwriter and comedian from Naples, Italy
  • Gaston Salvatore (1941-2015), Chilean writer who was awarded the Kleist Prize in 1991
  • Gabriele Salvatore (b. 1950), Italian Academy Award-winning film director and screenwriter
  • Sciarrino Salvatore (b. 1947), Italian composer of contemporary classical music
  • Mario Salvatore Turchetti de Bagnoregio (1944-2021), Italian historian and academic who specialized in the French Wars of Religion
  • Joseph Salvatore Altobelli (1932-2021), American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder who played for the Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins
  • Sam Salvatore Militello Jr. (b. 1969), American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Yankees in 1992 and 1993
  • Robert Salvatore Loggia (1930-2015), American Academy Award nominated actor and director, best known for his roles in Scarface (1983), Prizzi's Honor (1985), Big (1988), and the television series The Sopranos


  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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