The distinguished surname Milesi can be traced back to the historic region of Lombardy. The people of this region were originally known only by a single name, but it became necessary to adopt a second name as populations grew and travel became more frequent. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries, but was not complete until the modern era. The Milesi surname derives from originally from the word "Milo," the name of a Greek island, means "one who hailed from Milo."
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Early Origins of the Milesi family
The surname Milesi was first found in Bergamo, where the Milesi di Ancona family have been on record since the 15th century. Giovanni Antonio Milesi was born in Bergamo in 1479 and died in Rome in 1565, where he was buried in the church of Saint Augustine.
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Early History of the Milesi family
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Milesi Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Milesi, Milesio, Millesi and others.
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Early Notables of the Milesi family
Prominent among bearers of this family in early times was
the Milesi family who were Counts in Spalato, as well as Corrado Milesi, who was made a member of the Order of Knights Hospitaller of Saint John of Jerusalem in 1818
Milesi Ranking
In France, the name Milesi is the 2,934th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1
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Migration of the Milesi family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: bearers of the name who arrived at the eastern sea-port cities of the United States in the late 19th century.
Contemporary Notables of the name Milesi (post 1700)
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Marco Milesi (b. 1970), Italian bicycle road racer
Sergio Milesi (b. 1961), Italian visual artist
Giovanni Battista Milesi (b. 1865), Italian lawyer and philosopher, professor of political science at the University of Rome
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