Telo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Telo

The surname Telo comes from the personal name Tello derived from the Latin "tellus" meaning "land" or "earth."

Early Origins of the Telo family

Early History of the Telo family

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Telo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tellez, Talles, Tello, Tell, Tel, Telo, Teles and others.

Early Notables of the Telo family

Prominent among bearers of the Telo family name at this time was Tello of Castile (1337-1370), born in Seville, the seventh of the ten illegitimate children of Alfonso XI of Castile and Eleanor of Guzman; Rodrigo Tellez de las Penas, who was born...
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Migration of the Telo family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Juan Tello and his family were among the first settlers of Spanish America, arriving in 1513. Francisca Tellez immigrated to Spanish America in 1528; and Garcia Tello to Venezuela in 1534. In 1536.