Blasi History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

The distinguished surname Blasi originated in an area of Italy, known as the Papal States. 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 the Papal States 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 Blasi family lived in the city of Benevento, which lies east of Naples. Earliest records date back to the 14th century, when the Blasio family branched from this town to Bari, Catanzaro, and Reggio di Calabria.

Early Origins of the Blasi family

The surname Blasi was first found in the city of Benevento.

Early History of the Blasi family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Blasi research. The years 1530, 1688, 1740, 1750, 1755, 1764, 1792, 1819 and 1839 are included under the topic Early Blasi History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Blasi Spelling Variations

Surnames that originated in Italy are characterized by an enormous number of spelling variations. Some of these are derived from regional traditions and dialects. Northern names, for instance, often end in "o", while southern names tend to end in "i". Other variations come from the fact the medieval scribes tended to spell according to the sound of words, rather than any particular set of rules. The recorded variations of Blasi include Biaggi, Biagi, Biasi, Biasii, Biasio, Biase, Blasi, Blasio, Biagini, Biagia, Blase, Blas, De Biagi, De Biaggi, De Biasi, Debiasi, De Biase, De Blasi, De Blasio, De Blase, De Blasis, De Blasiis, De Biagio, Di Biasi, Di Biasio, Di Biaso, Di Biase, Di Blasi, Di Blas, Blasich, Blasic, Blasig, Blasigh, Blasevich, Biagelli, Biagetti, Beagini, Biagioli, Biagiotti, Biagioni, Biagianti, Biasetti, Biasetton, Biasini, Biasin, Biasioli, Biasiolo, Biasol, Biasotti, Biasiotti, Biasuz, Biasioni, Biasione, Biasone, Biason, Biasiutti, Biasiutto, Biasutti, Biasutto, Blasetti, Blasini, Blasina, Blasoni and many more.

Early Notables of the Blasi family

Prominent among members of the family was

Antonio Blasi, a soldier in Velletri in the 17th century
the Blasi family in Sicily at this time were barons of Diesi and Sparacia
in 1688 Giuseppe Blasi was Baron of Salina
Gabriele Blasi was Archbishop of Messina in 1764
Giovanni Blasi, Baron of Aquila, was given the title of Marquis of Camporeale in 1792
the Blasio family acquired the feuds of Palizzi and Pietra around Reggio-Calabria in 1750

Blasi migration to the United States +

Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the name Blasi or a variant listed above:

Blasi Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Johann Philipp Blasi, aged 51, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1837 1

Blasi Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Anna Blasi, aged 12, who settled in America from Fransico, Italy, in 1906
Alfredo Blasi, aged 20, who landed in America from Cellere, Italy, in 1907
Angelo Blasi, aged 25, who settled in America from Cagli, Italy, in 1907
Antimo Blasi, aged 31, who immigrated to the United States from Folignio Perugia, Italy, in 1908
Alipio Blasi, aged 22, who immigrated to the United States from Cagli, Italia, in 1912
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Blasi (post 1700) +

Rosa Blasi (b. 1972), American actress from Chicago, best known for her roles on The Bold and the Beautiful and General Hospital
Enrico Blasi (b. 1972), Canadian-born, American Head Coach of the Miami University men's hockey team
Rudolph F. Di Blasi, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly 36th District, 1967-69 2
Anthony Di Blasi, American politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Kings County 19th District, 1926, 1928 2
Anthony Blasi, American Republican politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from New York County 22nd District, 1932 3
Ilary Blasi (b. 1981), Italian model, television personality, and former child actress
Manuele Blasi (b. 1980), Italian football midfielder

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html