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Early Origins of the De arena family

The surname De arena was first found in various parts of Southern Italy including early references in Sicily, and the city of Naples. The name eventually moved further north, and those members of the family that lived there adopted the northern tradition of ending their name in "i," whereas those that stayed in the south kept the southern suffixes. The name De arena means "sand" and was probably first given to someone who lived near a beach or sandy area.

Early History of the De arena family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our De arena research. Another 70 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1382 is included under the topic Early De arena History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

De arena Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Arena, Areni, D'Arena, Arenella, Arenello, Areniello, Arenoso and many more.

Early Notables of the De arena family

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Migration of the De arena family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Tomas Arena, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1832; Francis Areno, who arrived in New York city in 1823; as well as Rosa Arena, who arrived in New York in 1898 on board the S.S. Alsatia..



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