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Early Origins of the Samudio family

The surname Samudio was first found in Naples, (Italian: Napoli, Latin: Neapolis) former capital of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in southern Italy; it is the chief city of the province of Naples. It shares with Instanbul the claim to be the most beautiful city in Europe. Naples has 237 Churches and 57 Chapels. The National Museum and other galleries contain riches in art and artifacts. 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 Samudio family

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Samudio Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Zumaeta, Zumalli, Zammaretti, Zumali, Somma, Samudio, Zommeta and many more.

Early Notables of the Samudio family

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Migration of the Samudio family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Giovanni Zumini, who arrived at San Francisco on Mar. 16, 1885 aboard the "Normandie"; Giuseppe Zomelli of S. Mariao, Italy, who arrived at Ellis Island on Feb 28, 1904 aboard the ".


Contemporary Notables of the name Samudio (post 1700) +

  • Domingo "Sam" Samudio (b. 1937), better known by his stage name Sam the Sham, a retired American rock and roll singer, known for his hits "Wooly Bully" and "Li'l Red Riding Hood"
  • Patrocinio Samudio (1975-2017), Paraguayan footballer
  • Álvaro Cepeda Samudio (1926-1972), Colombian journalist, novelist, short story writer, and filmmaker
  • Miguel Samudio (b. 1986), Paraguayan footballer
  • Juan Samudio (b. 1978), Paraguayan footballer


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