| ![Show Contents]() Boselli History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy From the ancient and picturesque Italian region of Lombardy emerged a variety of distinguished names, including the notable surname Boselli. 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 are characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. Although the most traditional type of family name found in the region of Lombardy 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 Boselli family lived in the city of Milan. The Boselli surname is derived from the Latin personal name "Bosius." Early Origins of the Boselli familyThe surname Boselli was first found in 1170, where Consabecco Bossi was part of the Commune of Milan. Boso (d. 1181?), was the third English cardinal, "described by Cardella as Boso Breakspear, an Englishman by birth, the nephew of Pope Adrian IV, and a monk of the order of St. Benedict. He was a member of the monastery of St. Albans, but went to Rome to follow the fortunes of his uncle." 1 Early History of the Boselli familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boselli research. The years 1544, 1555, 1575, 1629, 1650, 1732, 1830, 1846, 1848, 1850, 1851 and 1852 are included under the topic Early Boselli History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Boselli 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 Boselli are Bosio, Bsio, Bsia, Bso, Bosia, Boso, Bsi, Bosi, Busio, Buosio, Busi, Buosi, Bosich, Bosèlli, Bosèllo, Boselli, Bosello, Bosè, Bose, Bosetti, Bosètti, Bosini, Bosìn, Bosin, Bosinèlli, Bosinelli, Bostti, Bosotti, Bosni, Bosoni, Bosne, Bosone, Bosani, Bosèro, Bosero, Bossa, Bossi and many more. Early Notables of the Boselli familyProminent among bearers of this family in early times was - Felice Boselli (1650-1732), Italian painter of the Baroque period active mainly in Piacenza
- Giovan-Francesco Boselli was a famous poet and lawyer in the 16th century in Piacenza
 Boselli migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Boselli, or a variant listed above:
Boselli Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Bartolomeo Boselli, aged 22, who immigrated to America, in 1892
Boselli Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Accensti Boselli, who immigrated to the United States, in 1906
- Antoinetta di Croce Boselli, aged 10, who landed in America from Legnano, Italy, in 1909
- Amalia Boselli, aged 43, who settled in America from Dorno, Italy, in 1911
- Anna Boselli, aged 19, who immigrated to the United States from Carpi, Modena, Italy, in 1912
| Contemporary Notables of the name Boselli (post 1700) | + |
- Don Anthony Boselli Jr. (b. 1972), former American college and professional football player, inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2022
- Enrico Boselli (b. 1957), Italian politician, Vice President of Alliance for Italy
- Paolo Boselli (1838-1932), Italian politician, the 34th Prime Minister of Italy during World War I
- Mauro Boselli (b. 1985), Argentine football forward
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
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Boselli migration to the United States 
