Modesto (surname)

Modesto is a surname originating in Latin Europe. Its meaning can be: modest, humble, simple, virtuous, among other synonyms.[2]

Modesto

Origin
Meaning	modest, humble, simple, virtuous
Region of origin	Latin Europe

Registration of an Italian immigrant named Giuseppe Modesto at the Port of Santos, 1888[1]

Its presence is very common in Italy,[3] Portugal[4] and Spain.[5] The strong wave of Italian immigration caused the surname to spread throughout the Americas, especially in Brazil, after the abolition of slavery in 1888.[6]

People

• Aílton de Oliveira Modesto (born 1980), Brazilian footballer (soccer)
• Antonio Modesto Quirasco (1904-1981), Mexican politician
• Arturo Modesto Tolentino (1910-2004), 12th President of the Senate of the Philippines
• Carlos Modesto Piedra (1895–1988), Provisional President of Cuba
• Claudio Modesto (born 1966), Brazilian pastor, politician, teacher and activist
• Delfim Modesto Brandão (1835-?), Civil and Governative Judge of the Couto Misto
• Enrico Modesto Bevignani (1841-1903), Italian conductor, harpsichordist, composer, and impresario
• Everton José Modesto Silva (born 1988), Brazilian footballer (soccer)
• Francesco Modesto (born 1982), Italian footballer (soccer)
• François Modesto (born 1978), French footballer (soccer)
• Jose Modesto Darcourt (1958-2014), Cuban baseball player
• Joseph Wol Modesto, South Sudanese politician
• Josué Modesto dos Passos Subrinho (born 1956), Brazilian Economist, and a Professor of Economics at the Federal University of Sergipe
• Juan Modesto (1906–1969), Spanish soldier
• Nino Modesto (born 1980), Spanish footballer (soccer)
• Paulo Modesto da Silva Júnior (born 1993), Brazilian footballer (soccer)
• Pedro Modesto Garcia (born 1950), Puerto Rican baseball player
• Ricardo Modesto da Silva (born 1979), Brazilian footballer (soccer)
• Rodrigo Modesto (born 1987), Brazilian footballer (soccer)
• Salvador Trane Modesto (1930-2015), Roman Catholic bishop
• Thiago Modesto (born 1996), Brazilian singer, songwriter, blogger and musician

References

1. "Memória da Imigração - Livro de Registros". www.inci.org.br (in Portuguese). Public collection of the state of São Paulo. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
2. Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. 2013. ISBN 978-0195081374.
3. "Diffusione del cognome Modesto - Mappe dei Cognomi Italiani". www.cognomix.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-02-04.
4. "Modesto (Portugal)-História genealogia heráldica brasão". Heraldrys Institute of Rome (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-02-04.
5. "Modesto Surname Meaning, Origins & Distribution". forebears.io. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
6. "Museu da Imigração do Estado de São Paulo". www.inci.org.br. Retrieved 2017-02-04.