Monzo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Monzo family

The surname Monzo was first found in Calabria a territorial district of Italy. Ancient Calabria was in Lecce. Modern Calabria is in the southern extremity of Italy coasting the straits of Messina. Reggio and Messina are the cities of note. This beautiful region produces wine. Olive oil and fruit. Reggio was heavily bombed during WWII because of its strategical link with Sicily. 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, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Monzo family

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Monzo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Monsolini, Mansolini, Manzolini, Monsorio, Mansorio, Monzolini, Mansolilli, Manzolilli, Manzolelli, Mansoria and many more.

Early Notables of the Monzo family

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Monzo Ranking

In the United States, the name Monzo is the 15,403^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Monzo migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Monzo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Bonifacio Monzo, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860 2
Carmine Monzo, who settled in Ohio in 1879

Monzo Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Agostino Monzo, aged 17, who landed in America from Agropoli, Italy, in 1904
Antonio Monzo, aged 30, who settled in America from Stella Celinto, Italy, in 1911
Carmine Monzo, aged 46, who landed in America from Amiguano, Italy, in 1912
Antonio Monzo, aged 14, who landed in America from Amiguano, Italy, in 1912
Angelo Monzo, aged 27, who immigrated to the United States from Stella, Cilento, Italy, in 1923
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Contemporary Notables of the name Monzo (post 1700) +

José Pascual Monzo (b. 1952), Spanish politician

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)