Toledano

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Toledano
Family name
Meaning "Toledan" "from Toledo (or from Reino de Toledo)"
Region of origin Spain, Morocco, Greece, Israel, France; Spanish-speaking countries
Language(s) of origin Spanish, Ladino
Related names Toledani; Toledo, de Toledo

Toledano (Hebrew: טולדנו, Ladino: טולידאנו) is a family name derived from the city of Toledo, Spain. Bearers of the name can be found mainly in Spanish-speaking countries, the United States, France, Canada, Israel, and Australia.[1] Among Ladino-speaking Sephardi Jews in their various diasporas, the Toledano surname is still prevalent, indicating an ancestry traced back to Toledo, Spain. It should also be noted that the Toledano name was also retained among non-Jews in various Spanish-speaking countries.[2]

The Jewish Toledanos were expelled from Spain in 1492. After the expulsion from Spain the Toledanos went to Safed, Salonika, and Morocco. They arrived in Fez, Morocco during the 16th century from Salonika and from there went to Meknes and became leaders of the community from the 16th century until the present day.

Notable Bearers

  • Avraham "Avi" Toledano (born 1948, Meknes), Moroccan-Israeli singer, Eurovision nominee
  • Avraham Toledano, the Mashgiach ruchani of the Yeshivat Haraayon Hayehudi
  • Ben C. Toledano (born 1932), Louisiana Republican nominee for New Orleans mayor (1970) and for U.S. Senate (1972)
  • Éric Toledano (born 1971), a French film director, actor[3]
  • Fernando Usero Toledano (born 1984, Brazatortas, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha), a Spanish professional footballer
  • José Antolin Toledano (born 1936, Quintana del Puente, Palencia, Spain), a Spanish industrialist
  • Hilda Toledano (a literary pseudonym; 1907–1995)
  • Phillip Toledano (English-American Photographer)
  • Ralph de Toledano (1916, Tangiers - 2007, Bethesda, Maryland), Jewish Moroccan-American political activist
  • Samuel Toledano (1929, Tangiers - 1996, Madrid), Jewish Moroccan-Spanish community leader
  • Shmuel Toledano (Hebrew: שמואל טולידאנו; born 1921, Tiberias), an Israeli Mossad employee and politician
  • Sidney Toledano (born 1951), CEO of the Christian Dior S.A.[4]
  • Valérie Tolédano (born ?), a French actress
  • Vicente Lombardo Toledano (1894–1968), Mexican politician and teacher
  • Ya'akov Moshe Toledano (Hebrew: יעקב משה טולדאנו; born 1880, Tiberias - 1960), an Israeli Sephardic-haredi rabbi, chief rabbi of Cairo, Alexandria and Tel Aviv
  • Yuriorkis Gamboa (Toledano) (born 1981), Cuban boxer

See also

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au/Ma%20Nishmas/20070824/Vol%2015_Issue%2026.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www.zazzle.com/toledano_the_ancient_synagogue_card-137105842251887188
  3. ↑ fr:Éric Toledano
  4. ↑ fr:Sidney Toledano
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