Tedesco (or Todesco, or Todisco; plural "Tedeschi") is an Italian word for " German".

Etymologically Etymology () The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the form of words ...

, it derives from '' Theodiscus'', sharing the same root of German "

Deutsch Deutsch or Deutsche may refer to: *''Deutsch'' or ''(das) Deutsche'': the German language, in Germany and other places *''Deutsche'': Germans, as a weak masculine, feminine or plural demonym *Deutsch (word), originally referring to the Germanic ve ...

", it is derived from “Teutonic”. Both Tedesco and Tedeschi are common

surnames In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, ...

among Italians, both in Italy and in the diaspora. The surname and its variants means someone from Germany. The surname is also listed as a common Jewish surname in Italy (like "Deutsch" in Germany). Paul Johnson notes that the 'Natione Tedesca' described Jews of German origin, being among the three Jewish ethnic divisions resident in mid-16th-century Venice.Paul Johnson, ''A History of the Jews'', p.237 "Despite the exactions of the state, the Venetian ewishcommunity flourished. It was divided into three nations, the Penentines in Spain, the Levantines who were Turkish subjects, and the Natione Tedesca or Jews of German origin, the oldest and least wealthy section. They alone were allowed to practice money lending and they spoke Italian. But they were not granted Venetian citizenship;..."

People

People with the surname ''Tedesco'' * Domenico Tedesco (born 1985), German-Italian football manager * Edward Francis Tedesco, American planetary scientist at JPL *

Elena Tedesco Elena Isabella Tedesco Bardi (born October 15, 1991, in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran beauty queen who won the Nuestra Belleza Mundo El Salvador pageant in 2009. She is daughter of an entrepreneur Salvadoran mother and Italian dipl ...

(born 1991), Nuestra Belleza El Salvador 2009 * Francis J. Tedesco (c. born 1943), American medical professor *

Giovanni Tedesco Giovanni Tedesco (born 13 May 1972 in Palermo) is an Italian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Birkirkara Career Club career Despite being a native of Palermo, Tedesco was initially ...

(born 1972), Italian footballer, brother of Giacomo * Giacomo Tedesco (born 1976), Italian footballer, brother of Giovanni * James Tedesco (born 1993), Australian-Italian Rugby League player * Johann Paul Schor (1616–1674), Austrian artist, also known as ''Giovanni Paolo Tedesco'' *

Juan Carlos Tedesco Juan Carlos Tedesco (5 February 1944 – 8 May 2017) was an Argentine academic and policy maker who was the President's Education Minister, from December 2007 to July 2009. Life and career Tedesco was born in Buenos Aires in 1944. Enrolling at ...

(born 1944), Argentine Minister of Education * Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968), Italian composer * Manoah Leide-Tedesco (1895–1982), Italian composer / conductor * Paola Tedesco (born 1952), Italian actress, daughter of Sergio * Sergio Tedesco (1928–2012), Italian actor / voice actor / tenor, father of Paola * Tommy Tedesco (1930–1997), American musician People with the surname ''Tedisco'' * Jim Tedisco (born 1950), American politician People with the surname ''Todisco'' * Salvatore Todisco (1961–1990), Italian boxer * Settimio Todisco (born 1924), Italian Catholic bishop

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tedesco Surnames Italian-language surnames Italian people of German descent Ethonymic surnames Jewish surnames

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