The toledo Surname

toledo Name Meaning and History

Spanish and Jewish (Sephardic): habitational name from the city in central Spain, which was the capital of the Visigothic state between the 6th and 8th centuries. Its role declined for three centuries after the Muslim invasion of Spain, until it was taken as the capital of the kingdom of Castile between the 11th and 16th centuries. It was a major cultural and political center throughout the Middle Ages, and was also the home of an important Jewish community. The place name, first recorded in Latin as Toletum, is of obscure etymology, possibly connected with Toleto in Piedmont; Jewish tradition connects it with Hebrew toledot ‘generations’, but this is no more than folk etymology.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The toledo name in History

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Distribution of toledo Families in the US in 1920

Number of toledo families

19-36

7-18

1-6

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Toledo/Rosales	valerieroark	0
Fransisco Toledo	valerieroark	0
TOLEDOS FROM LARES, PUERTO RICO	Elizabeth Garcia Toledo	12
Looking for Toledo family in Arecibo, PR and Brooklyn, NY	Melissa	29
The name Toledo from the Algeciras (cadiz) Spain area	tonytoledo1	6
LOOKING FOR LOST MOTHER Ramonita Toledo (Soler)	genpyr	1
Seeking possible Jewish origin of Toledo name	reinberg414	0
Are you a toledo in Calif?	terese500	1
Preston Toledo Jr obit	snapdragon_car	0
Searching for Alberto Toledo/Jacobo Toledo	dburg0s	0

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