Cesari History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

The distinguished surname Cesari can be traced back to the ancient and beautiful region of Sicily, which is located off Southwestern Italy and incorporates the island of Sicily itself, the area of Naples, and the southern part of the Italian peninsula. 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 were characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. The most common type of family name found in the region of Sicily is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name. During the Middle Ages, Italians adopted the patronymic system of name-making because it perfectly complemented the prevailing Feudal System. In Italy the popularity of patronymic type of surname is also due to the fact that during the Christian era, people often named their children after saints and biblical figures. The surname Cesari was derived from the given name "Cesare," and originally derived from the famous Roman family name "Caesar." In Classical times, the name "Caesar" was associated by folk etymology with the Latin Caesaries (head of hair).

Early Origins of the Cesari family

The surname Cesari was first found in the year 1278, where Nicol Cesareo was listed in the Sicilian city of Messina. Nicol Cesari, was a priest in Rome during the 14th century and worked closely with Pope Martino V. Later, Giulio Cesarini was a listed as a lawyer in Rome around 1400.

Early History of the Cesari family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cesari research. The years 1398, 1444, 1466, 1470, 1510, 1542, 1568, 1571, 1600, 1622, 1640, 1650 and 1750 are included under the topic Early Cesari History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cesari Spelling Variations

Italian surnames have a surprising number of forms in comparison with other European surnames because they reflect the regional variations and the many dialects of the Italian language, each of which has its distinctive features. For example, in Northern Italy the most standard Italian surname suffix is "I", whereas in Southern Italy the most typical surname suffix is "O". Sardinian is very different from other forms of Italian and in fact, it is considered to be its own distinct language. Additionally, spelling changes frequently occurred because medieval scribes, church officials, and the bearers of names, spelled names as they sounded rather than according to any specific spelling rules. As a consequence of the major changes in the Italian language and in the local spellings of Italian surnames that occurred over the course of history, there are numerous variations for the surname Cesari. These spelling variations include Cesari, Cesare, Cesaro, Cesar, De Cesare, Cesaris, De Cesaris, Di Cesare, Cesarelli, Cesaretti, Cesarini, Cesarino, Cesarìn, Cesarotti, Cesaroni, Cesarone, Cesarano, Cesarato, Cesaratto, Cesariano, Cesareni and many more.

Early Notables of the Cesari family

Prominent among bearers of this surname in early times was

Giuliano Cesarini was an ecclesiastic in Rome in 1470; Julian Cesarini the Elder (1398-1444), was an Italian cardinal from Rome; his son, Julian Cesarini the Younger (1466-1510) was an Italian Roman C...
Giuseppe Cesari (c. 1568-1640) was an Italian mannerist painter, and his brother, Bernardino Cesari (1571-1622), was an Italian painter of the late-Mannerist and early Baroque period, active mainly in...
Virginio Cesarini was a nobleman and philosopher in Rome around 1600, Livia Cesarini was a member of one of the two most wealthy Roman families in 1650 and thus had many suitors, Carlo Francesco Cesar...

Cesari Ranking

In France, the name Cesari is the 4,389^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Cesari family

A search of the immigration and passenger lists has shown a number of people bearing the name Cesari: Angelo Cassar, aged 23, who arrived at Ellis Island from Crandi, Malta, in 1920; Assunta Cassar, aged 33, who arrived at Ellis Island from Palermo, Italy, in 1917.

Contemporary Notables of the name Cesari (post 1700) +

Lamberto Cesari (1910-1990), Italian mathematician born in Bologna, he was naturalized American citizen, known for his work on the theory of surface area, the theory of functions of bounded variation
Bruno Cesari (1933-2004), Italian Academy Award winning art decorator for the film The Last Emperor (1987)
Giovanni Cesari (1843-1904), Italian singer with a soprano acuto, or high soprano voice
Velleda Cesari (1920-2003), Italian gold, silver and five-time bronze medalist fencer, active in the 1940s and 1950s

Citations +

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