Borromeo Family History
Borromeo Name Meaning
Italian and Spanish: nickname from Italian buon romeo ‘good pilgrim’. The surname was borne by Saint Carlo Borromeo of Milan (16th century) and that is why among Christians in the Spanish-speaking world it came into use as a personal name and as a surname. As a surname it is most common in the Philippines.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022