Most Popular Italian Surnames — Giordano

Number 15 Italian Surname Giordano

So number 15 on the list of most popular Italian Surnames — Giordano.  There is reference to a Giordano Family in the Nobility of Naples you can see the link below.

This interesting surname is of Italian origin, and derives from the male given name Jordan, which takes the form of Giordana in Italy. The baptismal name is taken from the name of the river Jordan, Hebrew “Yarden”, from “yarad”, to go down, descend, i.e. to the Dead Sea. At the time of the Crusades it was common practice for crusaders and pilgrims to bring back flasks of water from the river in which John the Baptist had baptized people, including Christ himself, and to use it in the christening of their own children. Thus Jordan, and all its other forms, became quite a popular given name in commemoration of this. Recordings of the surname include: Pietra, son of Giacon Giordana, who was born in 1599 at Torre Pellice, Torino, Italy; Tommasa, son of Giordana and Lucia Giordano, who was born on December 30th 1628 at Savigliano, Cuneo, Italy; and Gennaro Giordano, who married Sarah Littlewood on February 9th 1796 at St. Mary’s Marylebone Road, London. A Coat of Arms granted to the Giordano family of Naples depicts a red fess charged with three gold mullets, in chief a black double headed eagle, winged red, charged on the breast with a silver cross on a silver field, in base two green trees on a green mount on a blue field. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Giacom Giordano, which was dated 1567, born at Torre Pellice, Torino, Italy, during the reign of Maximilian 11, “Habsburg Emperor”, 1564 – 1576.

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• Geographical distributionAs of 2014, 60.3% of all known bearers of the surname Giordanowere residents of Italy(frequency 1:759), 17.3% of the United States(1:15,615), 9.4% of Argentina(1:3,390), 4.3% of France(1:11,633) and 3.3% of Brazil(1:46,874).In Italy, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:759) in the following regions:In Argentina, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:3,390) in the following provinces:[1]People

  • 1. Campania(1:242)

  • 2. Basilicata(1:298)

  • 3. Piedmont(1:325)

  • 4. Calabria(1:428)

  • 5. Liguria(1:456)

  • 6. Sicily(1:494)

  • 1. Córdoba Province(1:1,176)

  • 2. Santa Fe Province(1:1,917)

  • 3. San Luis Province(1:2,570)

  • 4. Buenos Aires(1:2,696)

  • 5. Mendoza Province(1:3,009)

  • Al Giordano, American journalist and political activist

  • Bruno Giordano, Italian footballer

  • Charles Giordano, United States keyboards and accordion player

  • Christian Giordano, Swiss anthropologist

  • Dick Giordano(1932–2010), American comic book artist and editor

  • Daniele Giordano, Italian footballer

  • Fabio Giordano, Italian footballer

  • Filippa Giordano, Italian crossover singer

  • JoAnn Giordano, American textile artist and curator who has exhibited since 1977

  • Laura Giordano, Italian lyric soprano

  • Lou Giordano, record producer and recording engineer

  • Luca Giordano, 17th-century artist

  • Mark Giordano, Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman

  • Matt Giordano, safety for the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL

  • Matteo Giordano, Italian footballer

  • Michele Giordano, Cardinal Archbishop emeritus of Naples, Italy

  • Paolo Giordano, Italian writer

  • Tyrone Giordano(born 1976), deaf American actor

  • Umberto Giordano(1867–1948), Italian composer

  • William J. Giordano(1919–1993), New York politician

• From Wikipedia

Giordano Links

Giordano Link from Ancestry

Giordano Link from Forbears

Giordano Link from iGenea.  They have a project.

Giordano Link from Nobility of Naples

Description:The purpose of this project is to have some fun as we try to unravel the history and the interrelationships of the Giordano families.

Requirements:A Surname Project traces members of a family that share a common surname. They are of the most interest in cultures where surnames are passed on from father to son like the Y-Chromosome. This project is for males taking a Y-Chromosome DNA (Y-DNA) test. Thus, the individual who tests must be a male who wants to check his direct paternal line (father’s father’s father’s…) with a Y-DNA12, Y-DNA37, Y-DNA67, or Y-DNA111 test and who has one of the surnames listed for the project. Females do not carry their father’s Y-DNA. Females who would like to check their father’s direct paternal line can have a male relative with his surname order a Y-DNA test. Females can also order an mtDNA test for themselves such as the mtDNAPlus test or the mtFullSequence test and participate in an mtDNA project. Both men and women may take our autosomal Family Finder test to discover recent relationships across all family lines.

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