Comin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

The surname Comin is thought to be a local name; that is, a surname derived from a place-name where the original bearer once resided or held land. Often Italian local surnames bore the prefix "di," which signified emigration from one place to another, but did not necessarily denote nobility. The Comin family most likely took on this surname from the city of Como, in Lombardy. The name Como is also thought to have been a shortened form of the name Giacomo, the Italian equivalent to James.

Early Origins of the Comin family

The surname Comin was first found in at Como, a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy, the administrative capital of the Province of Como. It was originally a Roman colony, was home to Bishop Saint Felix of Como (d. ca. 390 AD,) and later became an independent commune. The first of the name on record appears to be Elia Como of Padua province, who was the mayor of Castelbardo in 1489.

Early History of the Comin family

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Comin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Como, Comi, Comello, Comelli, Comèl, Comellini, Comelini, Comellato, Comiti, Comitti, Comici, Cominazzo, Cuomo, Cometto, Cometti, Comino, Comini, Comotti, Comolli and many more.

Early Notables of the Comin family

Prominent among bearers of this family in early times was

Leonardo Comino (b. 1606), Italian artist, whose works include the statue of the Madonna in the chapel in San Nicolò of Treviso

Comin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Comin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Nicholas Comin, who landed in Virginia in 1623 1
James Comin, who arrived in Leeward Islands in 1695 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Comin (post 1700) +

Gianluca Comin (b. 1963), Italian business manager, Head of Communication and Media Relations of Telecom Italia (2001)

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)