| ![Show Contents]() Aureli History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy The distinguished surname Aureli can be traced back to the ancient and beautiful region of Venice. The people here were known by only a single name until 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 was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they were characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. Aureli is a patronymic surname, a name derived from the father's given name. The surname Aureli came from the first name Aurello, the ancient Latin cognomen Aurellius. The Latin given name Aurellius comes from the words aurum, which means gold and aurora, which means dawn or light. Early Origins of the Aureli familyThe surname Aureli was first found in Aquileia in 421, where Marco Aureli was a government consul. This surname is believed to have developed before this period in Rome, making it one of the oldest surviving surnames. Early History of the Aureli familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Aureli research. Another 42 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1538, 1575, 1625 and 1632 are included under the topic Early Aureli History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Aureli Spelling VariationsEnormous variation in spelling and form characterizes those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. This is caused by two main factors: regional tradition, and inaccuracies in the recording process. Before the last few hundred years, scribes spelled names according to their sounds. Spelling variations were the unsurprising result. The variations of Aureli include Aureli, Aurelio, Auregli, Aurìlia, Aureliani, Auria, Aurelius, Aurilio and many more. Early Notables of the Aureli familyProminent among members of the family was - Giovanni Battista Aureli, who was a minister in the Calabrian town of San Sisto in 1538. Vincenzo Auria studied law in Palermo in 1625 and was a prominent member of the Sicilian nobility. Aurelio Aure...
- Abraham Aurelius (1575-1632), was an English pastor of the French Protestant church in London, the son of John Baptist Aurelius, also a Protestant minister, both probably born in London. 1
 Aureli migration to the United States | + |
Immigrants bearing the name Aureli or a variant listed above include:
Aureli Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Dante Marino Aureli, aged 17, who landed in America from S. Demetrio, Italy, in 1911
- Andrea Aureli, aged 48, who settled in America from Campotosto, Italy, in 1914
- Alda Aureli, aged 18, who immigrated to the United States from Corropoli, Italy, in 1920
- Aristole Aureli, aged 24, who immigrated to the United States from Florence, Italy, in 1921
| Contemporary Notables of the name Aureli (post 1700) | + |
- Giuseppe Aureli (1858-1929), Italian painter and watercolourist
- Cesare Aureli (1844-1923), Italian sculptor and writer, known for his work at St Peter's Basilica
- Andrea Aureli (b. 1923), Italian actor
- Alessia Aureli (b. 1984), Italian three-time medalist ice dancer
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
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Aureli migration to the United States 
