Toledano

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

The city of Toledo, Spain where the Toledano family name originated.

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. Among Mizrahi Jews, and in particular 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.

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 Toledano (born 1932), Louisiana Republican nominee for New Orleans mayor (1970) and for U.S. Senate (1972), lawyer and author
• Éric Toledano (born 1971), a French film director, actor
• Fernando Usero Toledano (born 1984, Brazatortas, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha), a Spanish professional footballer
• Haham Pinchas Toledano, chief rabbi of Amsterdam
• 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
• Ralph Toledano ((born September 27, 1951, Casablanca, Morocco) French-Moroccan president of Puig Group's fashion division, president of theFédération française de la Couture, du Prêt à Porter des Couturiers et des Créateurs de Mode; and president of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture.
• 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.
• 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

• Toledano Tradition
• Tullis-Toledano Manor (also known as the Toledano-Philbrick-Tullis House), a red clay brick mansion
• Anales toledanos ("Annals of Toledo")
• Toledana
• Toledo (disambiguation)

External links

• Toledano (Jewish Encyclopedia)