Tedesco (surname)
Tedesco is an Italian word for "German". Etymologically, it derives from Theodiscus, sharing the same root of German "Deutsch". Both Tedesco and Tedeschi are common surnames 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. 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.
People
People with the surname Tedesco- Domenico Tedesco, German-Italian football manager
- Edward Francis Tedesco, American planetary scientist at JPL
- Elena Tedesco, Nuestra Belleza El Salvador 2009
- Francis J. Tedesco, American medical professor
- Giovanni Tedesco, Italian footballer, brother of Giacomo
- Giacomo Tedesco, Italian footballer, brother of Giovanni
- James Tedesco, Australian-Italian Rugby League player
- Johann Paul Schor, Austrian artist, also known as
People with the surname Todisco
- Salvatore Todisco, Italian boxer
- Settimio Todisco, Italian Roman Catholic archbishop