# Toledano

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{{Expand Hebrew|טולדנו|date=January 2011}}
{{Infobox surname
|name = Toledano
|image = Tolede.Santa Maria la Blanca.intérieur2.JPG
|image_size = <!-- width in pixels --> 
|caption = 
|pronunciation = 
|meaning = "Toledan" "from [Toledo](/source/Toledo%2C_Spain) (or from [''Reino de'' Toledo](/source/Kingdom_of_Toledo_(Crown_of_Castile)))"
|region = Spain, Morocco, Greece, Israel, France; Spanish-speaking countries
|languageorigin = Spanish, Ladino
|variant = [Toledani](/source/Toledani); [Toledo](/source/Toledo_(surname)), [de Toledo](/source/de_Toledo)
|footnotes = 
}}
thumb|The city of Toledo, Spain where the Toledano family name originated.

'''Toledano''' ({{langx|he|טולדנו}}, {{langx|lad|טולידאנו}}) is a family name derived from the city of [Toledo, Spain](/source/Toledo%2C_Spain). Bearers of the name can be found mainly in [Spanish](/source/Spanish_language)-speaking countries, the [United States](/source/United_States), [France](/source/France), [Canada](/source/Canada), [Israel](/source/Israel), and [Australia](/source/Australia).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au/Ma+Nishmas/20070824/Vol+15_Issue+26.pdf |date=24 August 2007 |accessdate=2023-05-21 |title=Ma Nishma |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720090515/http://www.emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au/Ma%20Nishmas/20070824/Vol%2015_Issue%2026.pdf |archivedate=20 July 2008}}</ref> The surname is also found among [Sephardi](/source/Sephardi) Jews in their various diasporas, indicating possible ancestry traced back to Toledo, Spain. The Toledano name was also retained among non-Jews in various Spanish-speaking countries.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}
The Jewish Toledanos were expelled from Spain in 1492. After the expulsion from Spain the Toledanos went to [Safed](/source/Safed), [Salonika](/source/Salonika), and [Morocco](/source/Morocco). They arrived in [Fez, Morocco](/source/Fes) during the 16th century from Salonika and from there went to [Meknes](/source/Meknes) and became leaders of the community from the 16th century until the present day.

==Notable bearers==
* [Avi Toledano](/source/Avi_Toledano) (born 1948), Moroccan-Israeli singer
* [Avraham Toledano](/source/Avraham_Toledano), Mashgiach ruchani of the Yeshivat Haraayon Hayehudi
* [Drew Tal](/source/Drew_Tal) (born Dror Toledano, 1957), photographer and artist in New York City
* [Ehud R. Toledano](/source/Ehud_R._Toledano), historian
* [Éric Toledano](/source/%C3%89ric_Toledano) (born 1971), French film director and actor
* [Fernando Usero Toledano](/source/Fernando_Usero) (born 1984), Spanish footballer
* [Haham Pinchas Toledano](/source/Haham_Pinchas_Toledano), chief rabbi of Amsterdam
* [José Antolin Toledano](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Antolin_Toledano) (1936–2022), Spanish industrialist
* [Hilda Toledano](/source/Maria_Pia_de_Saxe-Coburgo_e_Bragan%C3%A7a) (a literary pseudonym; 1907–1995)
* [Ralph de Toledano](/source/Ralph_de_Toledano) (1916–2007), Jewish Moroccan-American political activist
* [Ralph Toledano](/source/Ralph_Toledano) (born 1951) French-Moroccan businessman
* [Samuel Toledano](/source/Samuel_Toledano) (1929– 1996), Jewish Moroccan-Spanish community leader
* [Shmuel Toledano](/source/Shmuel_Toledano) (1921–2022), Israeli Mossad employee and politician
* [Sidney Toledano](/source/Sidney_Toledano) (born 1951), CEO of Christian Dior
* [Vicente Lombardo Toledano](/source/Vicente_Lombardo_Toledano) (1894–1968), Mexican politician and teacher
* [Ya'akov Moshe Toledano](/source/Ya'akov_Moshe_Toledano) (1880–1960), Israeli Sephardic-haredi rabbi, chief rabbi of Cairo, Alexandria and Tel Aviv
* [Yuriorkis Gamboa Toledano](/source/Yuriorkis_Gamboa) (born 1981), Cuban boxer

==See also==
* [Tullis-Toledano Manor](/source/Tullis-Toledano_Manor) (also known as ''the Toledano-Philbrick-Tullis House''), a red clay brick mansion
* [Toledana](/source/Toledana)
* [Toledo (disambiguation)](/source/Toledo_(disambiguation))

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=253&letter=T Toledano] ([Jewish Encyclopedia](/source/Jewish_Encyclopedia))

{{surname|Toledano}}

Category:Spanish-language surnames
Category:Sephardi surnames
Category:Jewish toponymic surnames
Category:Surnames of Spanish origin
Category:Surnames of Moroccan origin
Category:Spanish toponymic surnames

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