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Early Origins of the Negro family

The surname Negro was first found in Castile, in north central Spain.

Early History of the Negro family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Negro research. Another 138 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1194 and 1816 are included under the topic Early Negro History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Negro Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Negron, Negroni, Negoni, Negroli, Negro, Negrone and others.

Early Notables of the Negro family

Prominent among members of the family

  • the Negron family of Castile

Negro Ranking

In France, the name Negro is the 7,999th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1


Negro migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Negro Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Augt Negro, who landed in Virginia in 1635 2
  • Phillis Negro, who arrived in Maryland in 1648 2
Negro Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Joaquin Negro, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1839 2
Negro Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Giovani Negro, who was naturalized in Wyoming in 1900

Negro migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Negro Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Mr. John Negro, aged 14 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec but died on Grosse Isle on 8th August 1847 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Negro (post 1700) +

  • Dalmacio Negro Pavón (1931-2024), Spanish academic and author, member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Moral and Social Sciences


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. 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)
  3. Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 49)


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