| ![Show Contents]() Genovese History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy The Genovese family can trace its noble origins to the Italian region of Piedmont. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adapt 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 are characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. Although the most traditional type of family name found in the region of Piedmont is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, local surnames are also found. Local names, which are the least frequent of the major types of surnames found in Italy, are derived from a place-name where the original bearer once resided or held land. Often Italian local surnames bore the prefix "di," which signifies emigration from one place to another, but does not necessarily denote nobility. The Genovese family lived in Genoa in Liguria. Genoa was one of the greatest seaports along the Mediterranean in the medieval era. Interestingly, the name was also a nickname for someone who was born or baptized in January and may have been derived from the Latin Janus. Early Origins of the Genovese familyThe surname Genovese was first found in the 13th century, when Giovanni Genoese moved his family from Genoa to Reggio-Calabria. Genua, is the ancient Ligurian name for the modern Italian city of Genoa. Early History of the Genovese familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Genovese research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1370, 1491, 1563 and 1731 are included under the topic Early Genovese History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Genovese Spelling VariationsItalian surnames come in far more variations than the names of most other nationalities. Regional traditions and dialects are a decisive factor in this characteristic. For example, northern names tend to end in "o", while southern in "i". Also important, but not unique to Italy, was the fact that before dictionaries and the printing press most scribes simply spelled words according to their sounds. The predictable result was an enormous number of spelling variations. The recorded spellings of Genovese include Genova, Genua, Genovese, Genovesi, Genoese, Genuardi, Genoino, Genoves and many more. Early Notables of the Genovese familyProminent among members of the family was the many members of the family from the Piedmontese tradition include 26 Senators and many Knights of Malta from the Genoese family of Reggio-Calabria. Lucchino Genoese was judge of Calabria in 1370; the Genoino family in Naples was recognized as one of the few noble families during the 14th century. Marcantonio Genua (1491-1563) (Marco Antonio Passeri) was a Renaissance Aristotelian philosopher. Emperor Charles VI...
Another 70 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Genovese Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Genovese RankingIn the United States, the name Genovese is the 6,492nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1
 Genovese migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first North American settlers with Genovese name or one of its variants:
Genovese Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Andrea Genovese, aged 25, who immigrated to America from Avigliano, in 1893
- Anna Genovese, aged 1, who settled in America, in 1895
- Alfonso Genovese, aged 37, who landed in America from Salge Inpina, in 1898
Genovese Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Anna Genovese, aged 5, who landed in America, in 1906
- Anna Genovese, aged 1, who landed in America from Tufrico, Italy, in 1906
- Alessandro Genovese, aged 18, who landed in America from Scalea, Italy, in 1907
- Angela Genovese, aged 21, who landed in America from Oleveri, Sicily, in 1910
- Anna Genovese, aged 29, who immigrated to the United States from S. Guiseppa, Palermo, in 1910
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Genovese (post 1700) | + |
- George Genovese (1922-2015), American Major League Baseball player for the Washington Senators in the 1950 season
- Joseph Genovese, American founder of Genovese Drug Stores, a pharmacy chain located in the New York City in 1924
- Michael Genovese (b. 1976), American artist
- Richard Misiano- Genovese (b. 1947), American collagist, photographer, painter, and theorist
- Alfred Genovese (b. 1931), American principal oboist emeritus of Boston Symphony Orchestra
- Eugene Dominic Genovese (b. 1930), American historian
- Bruna Genovese (b. 1976), Italian gold medalist long-distance runner at the 2006 European Marathon Cup
- Domenico Genovese (1961-2023), English professional football player and manager
- Pablo Daniel Genovese (b. 1977), Argentine footballer
- Alfredo Genovese (b. 1964), Argentine artist
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Genovese migration to the United States 
