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Early Origins of the Soriano family

The surname Soriano was first found in Castile, in north central Spain.

Early History of the Soriano family

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Soriano Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Soria, Soriano, Soreano, Soriyano and others.

Early Notables of the Soriano family

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Soriano Ranking

In the United States, the name Soriano is the 3,066th most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Soriano is ranked the 2,532nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,500 - 3,000 people with that name. 2


United States Soriano migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Soriano Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
  • Jorge Micael Soriano, who settled in America in 1526
  • Marchion Soriano, who settled in America in 1526
  • Martin Soriano, who settled in New Spain in 1540
  • Hernando Soriano, who settled in Guatemala in 1593
Soriano Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Jorge Micael Soriano, who landed in America in 1826 3
  • Marchion Soriano, who landed in America in 1826 3
  • Joaquin Maria Soriano, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1845 3
  • Manuel Soriano, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1847 3
  • Cristobal Soriano, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1858 3
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Soriano (post 1700) +

  • Lieutenant General Edward Soriano (b. 1946), the highest-ranking Filipino American officer to have served in the United States Army
  • Michael Soriano, American politician, Workers World Candidate for U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1980 4
  • José María Valiente Soriano (1900-1982), Spanish Carlist politician
  • José Carlos "Pepe" Soriano (1929-2023), Argentine actor, director, and playwright
  • José Carlos "Pepe" Soriano (1929-2023), Argentine actor, director, and playwright
  • Emanuel V. Soriano (1936-2023), Filipino engineer and academic administrator, 14th President of the University of the Philippines (1979-1981)
  • Alfonso Guilleard Soriano (b. 1976), Dominican-born, American Major League Baseball outfielder
  • Lucita Soriano (1941-2015), born Lucita Soriano Adriano, a Filipino actress, who appeared in more than 215 movies and television shows
  • Maricel Soriano (b. 1965), award winning Filipino actress
  • Osvaldo Soriano (1943-1997), Argentine journalist and writer
  • ... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. 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)
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 25) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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