The surname Aquino comes from one of the historic noble houses in Italy. Although Jure Francorum lived,[clarification needed] as Benedetto Croce attests, the family was, however, of Lombard blood, as it came from Radoaldo, who had been Aquino's possessor in the time of the dukes of Benevento. The Aquinos were counted among the seven great houses of the Kingdom of Naples. Among its most prominent members, the family includes the famous saint Thomas Aquinas.[1]
Persons with the surname Aquino
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The Aquino Family is a political family based in Tarlac and Pampanga, in the Philippines. Here are the following:
- Benigno Aquino Sr. (1894–1947), Filipino politician
- Benigno Aquino Jr. (1932–1983), Filipino politician and son of Benigno Aquino Sr.
- Benigno Aquino III (1960–2021), Filipino politician, son of Benigno Aquino Jr. and Corazon Aquino, and the 15th president of the Philippines
- Corazon Aquino (1933–2009), Filipina politician, wife of Benigno Aquino Jr., and 11th president of the Philippines
- Kris Aquino (born 1971), Filipina television personality and daughter of Benigno Aquino Jr and Corazon Aquino.
- Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV (born 1977), Filipino politician and cousin of Benigno Aquino III
Others with the surname
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- Aquino de Bragança, Goan physicist
- Thomas of Aquino, Italian theologian and philosopher
- Angel Aquino (born 1973), Filipina actress
- Amy Aquino, American actress
- Anthony Aquino (born 1982), Canadian-born Italian ice hockey player
- Aristides Aquino, Dominican baseball player
- Carlo Aquino (born 1985), Filipino actor and singer
- Daniel Aquino, retired Argentine footballer
- Ella Aquino (1902–1988), Native American civil rights activist
- Francesco Ferdinando d'Ávalos Aquino, Governor of the Duchy of Milan, Italy
- Giuseppe Aquino (born 1979), German-born Italian footballer
- Giuseppe Aquino (born 1983), Italian footballer
- Greg Aquino, MLB pitcher
- Jairus Aquino (born 1999), Filipino actor
- Javier Aquino, Mexican footballer
- Jayson Aquino, MLB pitcher
- Luis Aquino, Puerto Rican baseball player
- Michael Angelo Aquino, former US military officer and founder of the Temple of Set
- Michael Ray Aquino, former US intelligence officer
- Roldan Aquino (1942–2014), Filipino actor and director
- Salvatore Aquino, Italian criminal
- Sonia Aquino, Italian actress
- Ubaldo Aquino, Paraguayan football referee