Corsetti 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 Corsetti 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 Corsetti is a name for a person who habitually wished everyone a good day, or who was a cheerful and happy person. The surname Corsi was originally derived from the Italian medieval given name Bonoaccorso, and is rendered in early documents in the Latin form of the name Accirsus.

Early Origins of the Corsetti family

The surname Corsetti was first found in the town of Poggibonsi, which lies south of Florence. Corsini is "the name of a Florentine princely family, of which the founder is said to be Neri Corsini, who flourished about the year 1170. Like other Florentine nobles the Corsini had at first no titles, but in more recent times they received many from foreign potentates and from the later grand dukes of Tuscany. The emperor Charles IV. created the head of the house a count palatine in 1371." 1

Early History of the Corsetti family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Corsetti research. Another 146 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1170, 1302, 1373, 1374, 1377, 1411, 1472, 1550, 1620, 1629, 1644, 1652, 1678, 1688, 1730, 1732, 1842, 1845 and 1911 are included under the topic Early Corsetti History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Corsetti Spelling Variations

Surnames that originated in Italy are characterized by an enormous number of spelling variations. Some of these are derived from regional traditions and dialects. Northern names, for instance, often end in "o", while southern names tend to end in "i". Other variations come from the fact the medieval scribes tended to spell according to the sound of words, rather than any particular set of rules. The recorded variations of Corsetti include Corsi, Corso, Del Corso, Corselli, Corsello, Corsellini, Corsetti, Corsetto and many more.

Early Notables of the Corsetti family

Prominent among members of the family was

Giovanni Maria Corsetti of Lucca is famous for his frescoes, done in the Franciscan convent in the town of Pescia during the early 17th century

Corsetti migration to the United States +

In the immigration and passenger lists were a number of people bearing the name Corsetti

Corsetti Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Antonio Corsetti, aged 23, who settled in America from Civitella, in 1907
Alfonso Corsetti, aged 23, who landed in America from Pescosolido, Italy, in 1909
Annunziata Corsetti, aged 27, who immigrated to the United States from Balsorano, Aquila, in 1909
Alvaro Corsetti, aged 4, who immigrated to America from Roccalbegna, Italy, in 1913
Antonio Corsetti, aged 22, who landed in America from Balsamo, Italy, in 1914
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Citations +

Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition. London: A & C Black, 1911. Print