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![Show Contents]() Agli History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Tuscany, one of the oldest and most beautiful island regions of Italy, is the esteemed birthplace of numerous prominent families, including the family that bears the surname Agli. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for them to adopt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Agli was a surname derived from the name of an occupation. The surname Agli is a name for a a person who grew or sold garlic, from the Italian word "agliotti," which means garlic in Italian. Early Origins of the Agli familyThe surname Agli was first found in Pisa, where the main branch of the family originates with Tiburzio Agliata in the 14th century. Other branches of the family were also located in Milan, Piedmont, Cremona, Florence, Pisa and Sicily. Early History of the Agli familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Agli research. Another 22 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1491, 1624 and 1806 are included under the topic Early Agli History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Agli Spelling VariationsThere are many variations of most of those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. Some of these come from regional differences, like the tradition of ending northern names in "o" and southern names in "i". Others come from inaccuracies in the recording process, which were extremely common in the eras before dictionaries standardized spelling. Some of the spelling variations of Agli are Aglialoro, Agliani, Agliano, Agliardi, Agliarolo, Agliarublo, Agliata, Aglieri, Aglietta, Aglietti, Aglini, Aglio, Agli, Aglione, Aglioni, Agliotti, Agliotto, Agliozzi, Agliozzo and many more. Early Notables of the Agli familyProminent among members of the family was - Ranieri di Francesco Agliata, after serving as bishop of Volterra, was promoted to Archbishop of Pisa in 1806...
Migration of the Agli familyThe records on immigrants and ships' passengers show a number of people bearing the name Agli: Luigi Agliardo, who arrived in New York in 1912; Domenico Aglio, aged 26, who arrived at Ellis Island from Palermo, Sicily, in 1909; Giuseppe Aglio, aged 36, who arrived at Ellis Island from Ciancina, Sicily, in 1913.
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