| ![Show Contents]() Berardi History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy The Berardi family can trace its noble origins to the Italian region of Piedmont. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adapt 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 are characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. Although the most traditional type of family name found in the region of Piedmont is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, local surnames are also found. Local names, which are the least frequent of the major types of surnames found in Italy, are derived from a place-name where the original bearer once resided or held land. Often Italian local surnames bore the prefix "di," which signifies emigration from one place to another, but does not necessarily denote nobility. The Berardi family lived in the region of Piedmont. Early Origins of the Berardi familyThe surname Berardi was first found in the valleys of Maira, which lie south of Turin. The Berardi family can be traced back to this area, where they resided in the 12th century. Saint Berardo (died 1123) is an Italian saint, patron saint of the city and diocese of Teramo. Early History of the Berardi familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Berardi research. The years 1320, 1387, 1442, 1445, 1495, 1497, 1555, 1640, 1690, 1695, 1719, 1850 and 1868 are included under the topic Early Berardi History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Berardi Spelling VariationsItalian surnames come in far more variations than the names of most other nationalities. Regional traditions and dialects are a decisive factor in this characteristic. For example, northern names tend to end in "o", while southern in "i". Also important, but not unique to Italy, was the fact that before dictionaries and the printing press most scribes simply spelled words according to their sounds. The predictable result was an enormous number of spelling variations. The recorded spellings of Berardi include Berardi, Berardo, Berardis, Beraldi, Beraldo, Beraudo, Verardi, Verardo, Veraldi, Veraldo, Veralli, Verallo, Velardi, Velardo, Vilardi, Vilardo, Berardelli, Berardini, Berardino, Berardinelli, Berardinetti, Berardocchi, Berarducci, Beraldini, Beraldin, Belardelli, Belardetti, Belardini, Belardinelli, Belardoni, Bellardino and many more. Early Notables of the Berardi familyProminent among members of the family was - Giovanni Berardi, an ecclesiastic in Tagliacozzo in the 13th century; Aldevrandino Beraldi was councillor of Treviso in the 14th century; Tommaso Beraldi was a judge and ambassador in Venice in 1320...
- Baldassarre Berardi was a castle owner in Dronero and was mayor of Alba in 1442; Costanzo Beraldi was senator of Rome in 1445 and mayor of Dronero and of the valleys around Maira; Alessandro Beraldi w...
- Angelo Berardi was a musician and composer in Bologna around 1640; Girolamo Verallo (1497-1555) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal, Carlo Sebastiano Berardi, born in Oneglia in 1719, wh...
Berardi RankingIn the United States, the name Berardi is the 10,950th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Berardi migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first North American settlers with Berardi name or one of its variants:
Berardi Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Alfonsina Berardi, aged 4, who settled in America, in 1896
Berardi Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Achille Berardi, aged 24, who landed in America from Castellammare, Italy, in 1907
- Agostino Berardi, aged 16, who immigrated to America from Boville, Roma, in 1909
- Alfredo Berardi, aged 4, who landed in America from Foredi, Italy, in 1911
- Alessandro Berardi, aged 34, who immigrated to the United States from Crani, Italy, in 1913
- Achille Berardi, aged 23, who immigrated to the United States from Bagali, Italy, in 1914
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Berardi (post 1700) | + |
- Pasquale Berardi (b. 1983), Italian footballer
- Simone Berardi (b. 1979), Italian footballer
- Gaetano Berardi (b. 1988), Italian-born, Swiss footballer
- Antonio Berardi (b. 1968), British fashion designer of Sicilian descent
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Berardi migration to the United States 
