Show ContentsGiusti History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Giusti family

The surname Giusti was first found in Saluzzo, a city of Piedmont in the province of Cunco. The old castle of the Maruises of Saluzzo built in 1142 is now a prison, There is a Gothic cathedral with the tombs of the marquises. The Casa Cavazza is notable and is the city museum. King Henry IV restored the marquisate in 1601. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Giusti family

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Giusti Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Justiniano, Guisiana, Guisiano, Giussani, Giussano, Giusiana, Giusiano, Justiano and many more.

Early Notables of the Giusti family

Prominent among members of the family was

  • Antonio Giusti (1624-1705), an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Florence...

Giusti Ranking

In the United States, the name Giusti is the 12,838th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Giusti is ranked the 9,331st most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 2


United States Giusti migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Giusti Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Jacob Giusti, who settled in Galveston, TX
  • Emilio Giusti, who settled in New York sometime between 1884 and 1915
  • Mario Giusti, who settled in New York sometime between 1884 and 1925
  • Tobia Giusti, who arrived in Illinois in 1894
  • Esmaelle Giusti, who settled in Illinois in 1894

HMS Royal Oak
  • Ignazio Giusti (d. 1939), Maltese Leading Steward with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking 3


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. Ships hit by U-boats crew list HMS Royal Oak (08) - (Retrieved 2018 February, 9th) - retrieved from https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship68.html


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