Show ContentsCasati History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Casati family

The surname Casati was first found in the culturally rich region of Lombardy, where earliest records date back to the year 1126 in Milan, when Apollonio Casati was Imperial Vicar for Lotario il Sassone.

Early History of the Casati family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Casati research. The years 1350, 1427, 1435, 1503, 1504, 1507, 1550, 1556, 1565, 1600, 1617, 1625, 1630, 1660, 1675, 1707, 1725 and 1798 are included under the topic Early Casati History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Casati Spelling Variations

Enormous variation in spelling and form characterizes those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. This is caused by two main factors: regional tradition, and inaccuracies in the recording process. Before the last few hundred years, scribes spelled names according to their sounds. Spelling variations were the unsurprising result. The variations of Casati include Casa, Case, Dalla Casa, Dallacasa, Della Casa, Da Ca, Dacca, Da Cha, Dacha, Dalla Ca, Dallaca, Dalla Cha, Dallacha, Casella, Casello, Caselli, Casèl, Casiello, Casillo, Casetta, Casati, Casselli, Casetti, Casèt, Casina, Casine, Casino, Casini, Casola, Casolla, Casol, Casotti, Casone, Casoni, Cason, Casacchia, Casaccia, Casacci, Casassa, Casazza, Casabianca, Casablanca, Cabianca, Casabassa, Cabassa, Casabella, Cabella, Casabona, Cabona, Caboni, Casagrande, Casagrandi, Casamassima, Casanova, Canova, Casavecchia and many more.

Early Notables of the Casati family

Prominent among bearers of this family in early times was

  • members of the Casati family of Milan during the late 13th century, who owned many castles and vast amounts of land. Other bearers of the name include Conte Casati, who was a Cardinal, and Giovannino...


United States Casati migration to the United States +

Research into various historical records has revealed some of first members of the Casati family to immigrate North America:

Casati Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Virginio Casati, aged 29, who arrived in America from Rifie, Italy, in 1906
  • Nestore Casati, aged 35, who arrived in America from Amelia, Italy, in 1907
  • Errita Casati, aged 9, who arrived in America from Milano, Italy, in 1909
  • Giuseppe Casati, aged 39, who arrived in America from Milano, Italy, in 1909
  • Lucia Casati, aged 35, who arrived in America from Bitonto, Italy, in 1911
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Casati (post 1700) +

  • Domenico Casati (b. 1943), retired Italian professional footballer who played from 1960 to 1976
  • Gaetano Casati (1838-1902), Italian explorer of Africa
  • Ambrogio Casati (1897-1977), Italian painter
  • Luisa Marchesa Casati Stampa di Soncino (1881-1957), born Luisa Adele Rosa Maria Amman, an Italian heiress, muse, and patroness of the arts
  • Gabrio Casati (1798-1873), Italian politician, 4th Rector of Milan (1837-1848), 2nd Prime Minister of Piedmont in 1848, 6th Speaker of Italian Royal Senate (1865-1870)


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