surname DONADIO

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LSDonadio
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surname DONADIO

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I have heard it is hard to track the geneology of the DONADIO name because there was an orphanage with that name and all children that left there was given DONADIO as their surname.
Are there any DONADIOs out there that know if this is true and/or know anything about the orphanage?
Any info would help!
Thanks,
Laura Donadio
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from what I know that Donadio is a ancient surname, coming from latin name Donadeus ( in the 1189) and normally this surname have old trace in umbria region... http://www.cognomiitaliani.org/cognomi/ ... 0004om.htm
in the 1450 circa this surname was also in Calabria region
http://www.bequadro.it/brevi_cenni_stor ... musica.htm
in the XVIII° century the surname was sure present in Foggia town( Apulia region) http://www.reciproca.it/Contributi/salv ... tolo_5.htm

no infos abt a orphanage .. etc...
what you search ......... with precision...?
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