Valerio History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France
Italy
Spain

The Valerio surname is derived from the place called Valero, in Salamanca province, Spain.

Early Origins of the Valerio family

The surname Valerio was first found in Aragon, in northeastern Spain.

Early History of the Valerio family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Valerio research. Another 195 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1137, 1148, 1170, 1229, 1238, 1242, 1282 and 1469 are included under the topic Early Valerio History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Valerio Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Valera, de Valera, Valero, de Valero, Valerón and many more.

Early Notables of the Valerio family

Prominent among members of the family were Diego de Valera, majordomo to Queen Isabella and chronicler of King Ferdinand; fifteenth century naval officer Carlos de Valera; sixteenth century writer Cipriano Valera; nineteenth century...
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Valerio Ranking

In the United States, the name Valerio is the 3,789^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1

Valerio migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Valerio Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Juan Valerio, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1816 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Valerio (post 1700) +

Melanie Valerio (b. 1969), American Olympic swimmer
Max Wolf Valerio (b. 1957), American poet, memoir writer, essayist and actor
Joaquín Enrique Valerio Olivera (b. 1973), Spanish footballer
Maria José Valério (1933-2021), Portuguese singer, singing polular music and fado who died in Lisbon on 3 March 2021, aged 87, from COVID-19
Alessandro Valerio (1881-1955), Italian Olympic horse rider
Alberto Valerio (b. 1985), Brazilian racing driver
Valerio Onida (1936-2022), Italian jurist, and constitutional law professor, Judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy and President of the Court from September 2004 to January 2005
Valerio Evangelisti (1952-2022), Italian writer of science fiction, fantasy, historical novels and horror, recipient of the ESFS award for Best Author (2002)
Valerio Carrara (1951-2022), Italian politician, Member of the Senate of the Republic of Italy (2001-2013)
Valerio Zanone (1936-2016), Italian politician, Senator Legislatures: XV (2006-2008)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)