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Early Origins of the Arlo family

The surname Arlo was first found in Savoy (French: Savoie) in the Rhône-Alpes region of the French Alps, where this ancient family held a family seat since very early times.

Early History of the Arlo family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Arlo research. Another 346 words (25 lines of text) covering the years 1000, 1100, 1198, 1300, 1347, 1572, 1668, 1698, 1717 and 1789 are included under the topic Early Arlo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Arlo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Arlo, Arlot, Arloe, Arlos, Arlod, Arloz, Arlau, Arlaux, Arlaus, Arleau, Arlott, Arleaux, Arleu, Arleux, Arlaud, Arlaut, Arllo, Arllot, Arlloe, Arllos, Arllod, Arlloz, Arllau, Arllaux, Arllaus, Arlleau, Arllott, Arlleaux, Arlleu, Arlleux, Arllaud, Arllaut, d'Arlo, d'Arlot, d'Arlos, d'Arlod, d'Arloz, d'Arlau, d'Arlaux, d'Arlaus, d'Arleau, d'Arleaux, d'Arleu, d'Arleux, d'Arlaud and many more.

Early Notables of the Arlo family

Notable in the family name at this time was

  • Jacques d'Arlot de Frugie, Count de La Roque, Great Cross of the Order of Saint-Louis, Lieutenant-General

Migration of the Arlo family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Francis Arlot, aged 22; who settled in America in 1709.


Contemporary Notables of the name Arlo (post 1700) +

  • Arlo Udell Landolt (1935-2022), American astronomer from Highland, Illinois, Legacy Fellow of the American Astronomical Society in 2020
  • Captain Arlo L Olson, American soldier, awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1943
  • Arlo Davy Guthrie (b. 1947), son of Woody Guthrie, folk singer songwriter, best known for his "Alice's Restaurant Massacree"
  • Arlo Hemphill (b. 1971), American explorer, ocean conservationist and film actor
  • Arlo Swanson, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1960 1
  • Arlo Chavira, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Texas State House of Representatives 81st District, 2004 2
  • Arlo Schmidt, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Dakota, 2000 3


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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