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![Show Contents]() Aureliani Surname History
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The distinguished surname Aureliani can be traced back to the ancient and beautiful region of Venice. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people 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. The most common type of family name found in the region of Venice is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name. During the Middle Ages, Italians adopted the patronymic system of name-making because it perfectly complemented the prevailing Feudal System. In Italy the popularity of patronymic type of surname is also due to the fact that during the Christian era, people often named their children after saints and biblical figures. The surname Aureliani 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 Aureliani familyThe surname Aureliani 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 Aureliani familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Aureliani research. Another 42 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1538, 1575, 1625 and 1632 are included under the topic Early Aureliani History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Aureliani Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Aureli, Aurelio, Auregli, Aurìlia, Aureliani, Auria, Aurelius, Aurilio and many more. Early Notables of the Aureliani 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 Aureli lived in the Veneto region on the famous island of Murano, which is visited today for its...
Another 58 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Aureliani Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Aureliani familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: J. Aurelius, who arrived in New York city in 1848; Angela Aurelio, aged 20, who arrived at Ellis Island from Procida, Italy, in 1907; Antimo Aurelio, aged 22, who arrived at Ellis Island from Bellona, in 1902.
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