The surname Bulgari was first found in Bolgna (Latin: Bononia), the largest city and the capital of Emilia-Romagna Region. The famous University of Bolgna was founded in the 11th century, by the 13th century the student body was nearly 10,000. Dante and Petrarch studied there. Tisso was tried there for 1564 for writing satirical poems. Bologna naturally, is famous for its sausages. But many noted scholars were born there. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time was in itself a family honor.
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Early History of the Bulgari family
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Bulgari Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Bulgari, Bulgheri, Bulgarelli, Bulgarini, Bulgherini, Bulgaroni, Bulgheroni, Bulgaro, Bulgarus, Bolgare, Borgaro, Borgarello and many more.
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Early Notables of the Bulgari family
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Migration of the Bulgari family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: those who arrived along the east coast of North America.
Contemporary Notables of the name Bulgari (post 1700)
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Sotirio Bulgari, founder of Bulgari (Bvlgari) in 1884, the Italian jeweler and luxury goods retailer
Italy
