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Adorno Family History

Adorno Surname Meaning

Southern Italian: from the personal name Adorno, meaning ‘adorned’.

Italian: from Italian adorno denoting a type of hawk, presumably applied as a nickname for someone with hawklike features

or a metonymic occupational name for someone who trained hawks.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


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Where is the Adorno family from?

You can see how Adorno families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Adorno family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Adorno families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there was 1 Adorno family living in Lancashire. This was 100% of all the recorded Adorno's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Adorno families in 1891.
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What did your Adorno ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Labrador and Lavandera were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Adorno. 30% of Adorno men worked as a Labrador and 24% of Adorno women worked as a Lavandera. Some less common occupations for Americans named Adorno were Jornalero and Machine Operator.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Labrador
    30%
  • Agricultor
    15%
  • Laborer
    12%
  • Jornalero
    8%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Lavandera
    24%
  • Sirvienta
    18%
  • Shoemaker
    12%
  • Machine Operator
    12%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Adorno. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Adorno. For the veterans among your Adorno ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Adorno lifespan?

Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Adorno life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 1971. The average life expectancy for Adorno in 1953 was 46, and 75 in 2004.

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