Calvo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Calvo family

The surname Calvo was first found in Milan (Italian: Milano, Milanese: Milan), the second-most populous city in Italy and the capital of Lombardy. The two palaces in the Piazza del Duomo, Palazzo Reale and the palace of the archbishops are notable. The city is rich in art, museums, galleries and sights. Castello Sforzesco stands in the Parco. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry. This distinguished noble family emerged in the record books in Milan prior to 1190 but they were already nobility in far off Arragon and in Venice. They were granted the castle of Greci e Gangi in Palermo by the presiding Normans at that time (1200).

Early History of the Calvo family

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Calvo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Calvelli, Calvello, Calvario, Calvi, Calvanese and many more.

Early Notables of the Calvo family

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Calvo World Ranking

In the United States, the name Calvo is the 7,351^st most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Calvo is ranked the 2,915^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 2 And in South America, the name Calvo is the 88^th popular surname with an estimated 52 people with that name. 3

Calvo migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Calvo Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Bartolomé Calvo, who sailed to America in 1512
Lorente Calvo, who settled in America in 1526
Juan Calvo, went to America in 1528
Benito Calvo, traveled to Cartagena in 1535

Calvo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jose Calvo, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1803 4
Juan Felipe Calvo, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1803 4
Juana Antonia Calvo, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1803 4
Maria DeLaMerced Calvo, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1803 4
Maria DelPatrocinio Calvo, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1803 4
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Calvo Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Domingo Calvo, who arrived in Alabama in 1922 4

Calvo migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 5

Calvo Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century

Pablo Calvo, who landed in Dominican Republic in 1835 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Calvo (post 1700) +

Francisco Omar Calvo, American health scientist
Alberto Calvo, American radio broadcasting executive
Jorge Orlando Calvo (1961-2023), Argentine geologist and paleontologist working for "Centro de Investigaciones Paleontológicas Lago Barreales"
Gabriel Calvo (1955-2021), Spanish gymnast who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics
Pedro Prado Calvo, Chilean architect and writer
Esther Neira de Calvo (1903-1952), politician in Panama
Pedro Calvo Asensio (1821-1863), Spanish playwright, journalist and politician
Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo, Spanish engineer and politician, Prime Minister of Spain 1981-82
José Calvo Sotelo, Spanish politician and writer of the 1930s
Ignacio Calvo Sánchez (1864-1930), Spanish writer, clergyman and archaeologist

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
"List of most common surnames in South America." Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_common_surnames_in_South_America
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)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies