Cuneo (surname)
Cuneo is a surname of Italian origin. It originated as a toponymic surname for a person from the province of Cuneo.[1][2] There is a notable family of Italian-descent with the named Cuneo primarily located in San Francisco and London, and many of the members of the family were painters.[3]
The family name Cuneo refers to the following people:
- Adrián Cuneo (1912–1995), Argentine actor
- Andrew Cuneo, American professional Magic: The Gathering player
- Anne Cuneo (1936–2015), Swiss journalist, author, and screenwriter
- Clorinda Cuneo (1866–1949), American socialite, daughter of businessman Joseph Cuneo and wife of Amadeo Giannini
- Cyrus Cuneo (1879–1916), American-born English painter
- Dardo Cúneo (1914–2011), Argentinian historian
- Ernest Cuneo (1905–1988), American lawyer, political advisor, and newspaper owner
- Giovanni Battista Cuneo (1809–1875), Italian-Argentine politician
- Gustave Cunéo d'Ornano (1845–1906), French lawyer, journalist and politician
- Joan Newton Cuneo (1876–1934), American racing driver
- John Cuneo (sailor) (1928–2020), Australian Olympic sailor
- John Cuneo (Illustrator) (born 1957), American illustrator and author
- Jonathan Cuneo (1952–2023), American lawyer
- José Cuneo (born 1965), Argentine comic-book illustrator
- José Cuneo Perinetti (1887–1977), Uruguayan painter
- Lester Cuneo (1888–1926), American stage and silent-film actor
- Mariano Cúneo Libarona (born 1961), Argentine lawyer
- Michael Cuneo, American engineer
- Michael W. Cuneo, author of The Smoke of Satan, American Exorcism, Almost Midnight, and other books
- Nellie Tenison Cuneo (1869–1953), British-born illustrator and painter
- Paul Cuneo (1938–2014), Australian rugby league footballer
- Peter Cuneo, American business executive; vice chairman of Marvel Entertainment
- Ricardo Pavoni (born 1943), Uruguayan soccer player
- Rinaldo Cuneo (1877–1939), American painter; dubbed "the Painter of San Francisco"
- Rómulo Cúneo y Vidal (1856–1931), Peruvian diplomat
- Santiago Cúneo (born 1970), Argentinian politician
- Terence Cuneo (1907–1996), English painter
Fictional characters
- Ottilio Cuneo, character from the novel The Godfather; appeared as Carmine Cuneo in the film version
References
- ↑ Smith, Elsdon C. (1956). Dictionary of American Family Names (1 ed.). New York: Harper & Brothers. p. 46.
- ↑ Fucilla, Joseph Guerin (1996). Our Italian surnames. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. pp. 106–107. ISBN 0806311878.
- ↑ Steiner, Mary (2016-03-12). "CUNEO: A Family of Early California Artists by Mary Steiner". issuu. Retrieved 2022-10-27.