| ![Show Contents]() Guardino History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy Venice, one of the oldest and most beautiful island regions of Italy, is the esteemed birthplace of numerous prominent families, including the family that bears the surname Guardino. 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 are characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. Although the most common type of family name found in Venice is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's givenname, names derived from occupations are also found. Occupational surnames, which are less common than other types of surnames in Italy, date back to the feudal era. However, under the Feudal System, occupational names did not become hereditary until the offices themselves became hereditary. It was only after an occupation was inherited by several generations in lineal descent that occupational names came to be applied to entire families, and so became a hereditary surname. The surname Guardino is a common occupational name for a cultivator of edible produce in an orchard or kitchen garden, rather than to a tender of ornamental lawns and flower-beds. The surname Giardino was originally rendered in Old French as Gardin. Early Origins of the Guardino familyThe surname Guardino was first found in at Ravenna, a prosperous port city which at one time was the capital city of Italy. Records are found with the Giardini family in the 13th century. Early History of the Guardino familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Guardino research. The years 1615, 1621, 1716 and 1748 are included under the topic Early Guardino History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Guardino Spelling VariationsThere are many variations of most of those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. Some of these come from regional differences, like the tradition of ending northern names in "o" and southern names in "i". Others come from inaccuracies in the recording process, which were extremely common in the eras before dictionaries standardized spelling. Some of the spelling variations of Guardino are Giardino, Giardini, Giardina, Iardino, Giardinella, Giardinaro and many more. Early Notables of the Guardino familyProminent among members of the family was Bruno Giardini, a famous poet and orator. Another Bruno Giardini was also a poet, and was active during the 16th century. Luigi Arias Giardina acquired the territory, and thus the title of Baron, of San Ninfa in the valley of Mazzara in 1615. In 1621 he was granted with the...
Another 57 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Guardino Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Guardino familyIn the immigration and passenger lists a number of early immigrants bearing the name Guardino were found: Adele Giardina, aged 16, who arrived at Ellis Island from Caltanissetta, Sicily, in 1913; Agata Giardina, aged 20, who arrived at Ellis Island from Cefalei, Sicily, in 1911.
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