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Early Origins of the Maestro family

The surname Maestro was first found in Italy. Maestro is mentioned in early documents all over Italy, as the surname Mastro, or Maestro, is only part of other Italian names. It was not until they emigrated, that families bearing names such as Mastr-antonio, Mastrogiovanni, and others, had their names shortened to Maestro. This was especially prevalent in North American immigration.

Early History of the Maestro family

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Maestro Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mastro, Maestro, Mastrilli, Mastrillo, Mastroianni, Mastrino and many more.

Early Notables of the Maestro family

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Maestro migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Maestro Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Anastasio Maestro, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Maestro (post 1700) +

  • Maestro António Fortunato de Figueiredo (1903-1981), Goan conductor and violinist
  • Maestro Anton Coppola (b. 1917), renowned American opera conductor and composer


  1. 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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