| ![Show Contents]() Capozzoli History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy From the historical and enchanting Italian region of Tuscany emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Capozzoli family. During the Middle Ages, as populations grew and travel between regions became more frequent, the people of Tuscany found it necessary to adopt a second name to identify themselves and their families. 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. Although the most common type of family name found in Tuscany is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, the nickname type of surname is also frequently found. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The surname Capozzoli is a name for person who was the chief of the head from the Italian personal name Capo. Early Origins of the Capozzoli familyThe surname Capozzoli was first found in Florence (Italian: Firenze), where earliest records show Tenzone Caponsacco lived with his family in 1071. Other important people include Francesco Capi of Siena, a theologian who became Archbishop of Venice in 1461; Giacomo Capi was a knight in Mantua during the 15th century; Giovanni Francesco Capi was a knight and diplomat in Mantua around the same time. Early History of the Capozzoli familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Capozzoli research. Another 90 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1391, 1404, 1532, 1610, 1612, 1812 and 1821 are included under the topic Early Capozzoli History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Capozzoli 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 Capozzoli are Capo, Capone, Caponi, Caponio, Caponetto, Caponetti, Caponnetto, Capoccia, Capi, Capozzi, Capocci, Capoccetti, Capoccioni, Capozza, Capozzo, Capozio and many more. Early Notables of the Capozzoli familyProminent among members of the family was Ludovico Capi of Mantua worked for the House of Savoy in 1532; Giulio Capone of Otratanto was a prominent theologian and lawyer in 1612; Ridolfo Capoferro or Capo Ferro of Cagli, Italian fencing...
Another 40 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Capozzoli Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Capozzoli familyThe records on immigrants and ships' passengers show a number of people bearing the name Capozzoli: Antonia Capozza, aged 40, who arrived at Ellis Island from Laviano in 1897; Agostino Capozza, aged 40, who arrived at Ellis Island in 1896; Domenico Capuano, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1843.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Capozzoli (post 1700) | + |
- Charlie Capozzoli (1931-2013), American long distance runner in the 1952 summer olympics
- Marco Capozzoli (b. 1988), American college football player
- Louis Joseph Capozzoli (1901-1982), Italian-born, American politician, United States Representative from New York (1941-1945)
- Louis Joseph Capozzoli (1901-1982), American Democratic Party politician, Member of New York State Assembly from New York County 2nd District, 1939-40; U.S. Representative from New York 13th District, 1941-45 1
- Jeanne Johnson Capozzoli (b. 1940), American Democratic Party politician, Member of New York Democratic State Committee, 1972; Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972 1
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