Massimo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Massimo family

The surname Massimo was first found in Bolgna (Latin: Bononia) in Emilia where it is the capital of the province of Bologna. The famous University of Bolgna was founded in the 11th century, by the 13th century the student body was nearly 10,000. Dante and Petrarch studied there. Tisso was tried there for 1564 for writing satirical poems. Bologna naturally, is famous for its sausages. But many noted scholars were born there. 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 was in itself a family honor.

Early History of the Massimo family

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Massimo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Massimilli, Massimulla, Massimucci, Massimicci, Mussimucci and many more.

Early Notables of the Massimo family

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Massimo migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Massimo Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Cicimo Massimo, who arrived in America in 1900

Contemporary Notables of the name Massimo (post 1700) +

Valerio Massimo Manfredi (b. 1943), Italian historian, writer, essayist, archaeologist and journalist
Dr. Pier Massimo Forni (b. 1952), Italian professor at Johns Hopkins University, co-founded and currently directs the Civility Project at Johns Hopkins
Cosimo Massimo Fusco (b. 1962), Italian actor
Enrico Massimo Poggi (1908-1976), Italian Olympic sailor
Massimo Cavezzali (1950-2023), known as Cavez, an Italian comic artist and illustrator whose career spanned over 40 years
Massimo Morante (1952-2022), Italian musician who was the guitar player for the Italian progressive rock band Goblin which provided soundtracks for several horror films, including Dario Argento's Deep Red (1975) and Suspiria (1977), and George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Massimo Cristaldi (1956-2022), Italian film producer from Rome
Massimo Cuttitta (1966-2021), Italian rugby union footballer and coach, twin brother of Marcello Cuttitta
Massimo Berta (1949-2020), Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder (1966-1980)
Massimo Gobbi (b. 1980), Italian former football midfielder for the Italy National Team in 2006 from Milan