Martinelli History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsThe surname Martinelli came from the Latin name Martinus, which is a derivative of Mars, who was the Roman god of fertility and war.The popularity of the name Martin is due to Saint Martin de Tours, who was one of the best known saints in the Western World. With the spread of Christianity, people named their children after saints in the hope that the children might enjoy that saint's patronage. Martin is also one of the few saints' names, other than the names of Old English saints, found in England before the Norman Conquest. Early Origins of the Martinelli familyThe surname Martinelli was first found in Brescia, where Theobaldo Martinengo, born in 930, was very important to the empire of Otto I. In 953 he donated 15 castles in the area to the empire, and his son Tebaldo led 12,000 men fighting against the Greeks for the empire. His son Leopardo became master of sixty castles, one of which he named Martinengo. Early History of the Martinelli familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Martinelli research. The years 1335, 1439, 1499, 1553, 1650, 1684, 1718, 1722, 1734, 1747, 1772, 1776 and 1873 are included under the topic Early Martinelli History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Martinelli Spelling VariationsEnormous 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 Martinelli include De Martini, De Martinis, De Martino, DeMartini, DeMartinis, DeMartino, Martignon, Martignone, Martignoni, Martin, Martina, Martinati, Martinato, Martinelli, Martinetti, Martini, Martinilli, Martinis, Martino, Martinoni, Martinotti, Martinuzzi and many more. Early Notables of the Martinelli familyProminent among bearers of this family in early times was
Martinelli RankingIn the United States, the name Martinelli is the 7,818th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Martinelli is ranked the 2,030th most popular surname with an estimated 3,082 people with that name. 2
The records on immigrants and ships' passengers show a number of people bearing the name Martinelli: Martinelli Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
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