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About Tello
Tello Family Crest and Name
History
Origin Displayed: Spanish
The surname Tello comes from the personal name Tello derived
from the Latin "tellus" meaning "land" or "earth."
Spelling variations of this family name include: Tellez, Talles,
Tello, Tell, Tel, Telo, Teles and others.
First found in Galicia, in the northwest corner of Spain.
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.
Name Meanings
Spanish and Aragonese: from the personal name Tello
Italian: from a short form of a personal name formed with this
suffix, as for example Donatello, Moscatello, Otello.
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Top Places of Origin for
Tello |
Place of
Origin |
Tello Immigrants |
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Venezuela |
3 |
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Italy |
2 |
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Sweden |
1 |
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New Granada |
1 |
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England |
1 |
Compiled by
Ancestry.com from the New York Passenger Lists. |
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Distribution of Tello
Families in the US in 1880
Distribution of Tello Families in the US in 1920
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