Adriana History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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During the times when surnames first began to be used in this region, a common way to create a surname was to use the given name of the father. Such names are classed as patronymic surnames. Adriana was created from the given name Hadrianus or son or descendant of Hadrianus.

Early Origins of the Adriana family

The surname Adriana was first found in Florence (Italian: Firenze), where the main branch of the family originates. The earliest record found of the family dates back to 1394, when Andrea di Berto Adriani was a prominent parish priest in Pino, a town just outside Florence.

Early History of the Adriana family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Adriana research. The years 1464, 1498, 1512, 1513 and 1521 are included under the topic Early Adriana History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Adriana Spelling Variations

In comparison with other European surnames, Italian surnames have a surprising number of forms. They reflect the regional variations and the many dialects of the Italian language, each with its own distinctive features. For example, in Northern Italy the typical Italian surname suffix is "i", whereas in Southern Italy it is "o". Additionally, spelling changes frequently occurred because medieval scribes and church officials often spelled names as they sounded rather than according to any specific spelling rules. The spelling variations in the name Adriana include Adriano and Adriani. and others.

Early Notables of the Adriana family

Prominent among members of the family was Marcello Adriani, who was Secretary of the Republic from 1498 until 1512. Marcello Adriani, born in Florence in 1464, was a humanist and Statesman who specialized in Classical languages. He held the position...
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Migration of the Adriana family

Early records show that people bearing the name Adriana arrived in North America quite early: Pietro Adriani who arrived in Illinois in 1877 at the age of 26, and another Adriani who arrived at an Eastern port around the turn of the century.

Contemporary Notables of the name Adriana (post 1700) +

Adriana Basile (1586-1642), Italian composer and singer
Adriana Varela (b. 1952), Argentine tango singer, born Beatriz Adriana Lichinchi
Adriana Laffan (1960-2023), Mexican actress
Adriana Roel (1934-2022), Mexican actress from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema
Dr. Adriana Alcantara, American Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin
Adriana Elisabeth Hoffmann Jacoby (1940-2022), Chilean botanist, environmentalist, and author, Executive Secretary of Chile's National Environment Commission from 2000 to 2001
Adriana Poli Bortone (b. 1943), Italian politician, Minister of Agriculture (1994-1995) Member of the European Parliament (1999-2008)
Adriana Barna (b. 1978), retired professional German tennis player
Adriana Rebeca Marmolejo Vargas (b. 1982), Mexican gold, three-rime silver and bronze medalist swimmer
Adriana Innocenti (1926-2016), Italian actress and voice actress