Costantino History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

The distinguished surname Costantino can be traced back to the ancient and beautiful region of Venice. 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 Venice 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 Costantino came from the given name Costante, to which many have added the ending "-ino." The name Costante was itself derived from the Latin name Constans, which means firm, constant or steadfast, and is also the participle of the verb constare, which means to stand firm. Constante, in its Latin version Costantinus, was already a surname at the time of the Imperial Age in Rome. This fact, as well as the devotion to the many saints bearing this name, gave rise to the popularity of the name.

Early Origins of the Costantino family

The surname Costantino was first found in the city of Venice, where the earliest records date back to the year 1299, when the Costantini family moved from the town of Concordia to Venice, where they were officially accepted into the noble class.

Early History of the Costantino family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Costantino research. The years 1570, 1581, 1600, 1657, 1675, 1750 and 1840 are included under the topic Early Costantino History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Costantino 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 Costantino include Costante, Costanti, Incostante, Costantini, Costantino, Costantin and many more.

Early Notables of the Costantino family

Prominent among members of the family was

Michelangelo Costantino, born in the 16th century in Bitonto, a famous architect and engineer

Costantino Ranking

In the United States, the name Costantino is the 17,400^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Costantino migration to the United States +

Immigrants bearing the name Costantino or a variant listed above include:

Costantino Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Albano Costantino, aged 32, who settled in America, in 1893
Allanasio/Giovanna Costantino, aged 64, who immigrated to the United States from Vico Equenti, in 1899

Costantino Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Anagnostopulos Costantino, aged 25, who landed in America from Pireo, Pireo, in 1906
Antonio Costantino, who arrived in Arkansas in 1906 2
Alessandro Costantino, aged 29, who landed in America from Frigento, Italy, in 1907
Amrina Costantino, aged 18, who immigrated to the United States from Casacanditella, Chieti, Italy, in 1907
Alessandro Costantino, aged 17, who immigrated to the United States from Prarostino, Italy, in 1910
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Costantino (post 1700) +

Steven M. Costantino (b. 1957), American politician, Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives (1995-2011)
Americo Sebastiano "Rico" Costantino (b. 1961), Italian-American professional wrestler and wrestling manager
Gregory J. Costantino (b. 1960), American politician, Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives (2013-)
Mark Americus Costantino (1920-1990), United States federal judge
Damian Costantino (b. 1978), American baseball player
Rosario Costantino (b. 1988), Italian professional footballer
Marco Costantino (b. 1991), Italian football goalkeeper
Tommaso Costantino (1885-1950), Italian two-time gold medalist Olympic fencer at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Raffaele Costantino (1907-1991), Italian football player
Brigadier General Normando Costantino (b. 1952), current Chief of the General Staff of the Argentine Air Force
... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)