Maurino History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Maurino family

Early History of the Maurino family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Maurino research. The years 1571 and 1871 are included under the topic Early Maurino History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Maurino Spelling Variations

Italian 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 Maurino include Mauro, Mauri, Maur, Maura, De Mauro, Di Mauro, Maurich, Mauric, Maurovic, Lo Mauro, Maurello, Mauricio, Maurigi, Mauruzi, Mauriello, Maurelli, Maurel, Maurino, Maurini and many more.

Early Notables of the Maurino family

Prominent among bearers of this family in early times was Lico Francesco Mauro, a famous mathematician during the late 15th century from Messina. Nicol Mauruzi was a very famous military Captain who was in command of the Florentine troupes and achieved the greatest victories of the 15th century. Mauro Mauri was a renowned author...
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Migration of the Maurino family

Early records show that people bearing the name Maurino arrived in North America quite early: Francesca Mauricio, who arrived in New Orleans in 1778, Rosana and Anna Mauro, who sailed aboard the SS Letimbro from Palermo to New York, arriving December 3, 1888, Antonia Mauro, arrived in New York on 25 July 1896 aboard the S.S. Olympia from Naples, and A. Delmauro, who arrived in New York in 1891 aboard the S.S. Anglia..