Adolfo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Adolfo

The surname Adolfo is Anglo-Saxon in origin. It is derived from the Old German personal name Adalwuf, which is composed of the elements "adal," meaning "noble," and "wulf," meaning "wolf."

Early Origins of the Adolfo family

Early History of the Adolfo family

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Adolfo Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Adolfo has undergone many spelling variations, including Edolphe, Edolph, Edolp, Adolphe, Adolph, Adolf, Edolf, Edulf, Adulf and many more.

Early Notables of the Adolfo family

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Migration of the Adolfo family

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Adolfo were among those contributors: Isaac Adolphus, who settled in New York in 1758; Fred Adolf, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1802; Joseph Adolphe, who settled in Savannah, GA in 1820.