| ![Show Contents]() Nanni History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy The Nanni surname is a patronymic or plural form of Nino. Early Origins of the Nanni familyThe surname Nanni was first found in Siena a city in Tuscany, capital of the province of Siena. Notable is the university but the cathedral and other fine buildings present a beauty, rich in Italian art which is unequalled. Many of the buildings are from the 12th, 13th and 14th century but the history precedes to the time of Augustus. 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 Nanni familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Nanni research. Another 85 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1384, 1406, 1421, 1717 and 1786 are included under the topic Early Nanni History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Nanni Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Nini, Nino, Ninio and others. Early Notables of the Nanni familyProminent among members of the family was - Giovanni Battista Nini (1717-1786), an Italian engraver, sculptor, known for terra cotta medallions. Girolamo Nanni was a 17th-century Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Rome. He...
- Nanni d'Antonio di Banco (c. 1384-1421) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor from Florence. He was a contemporary of Donatello - both are first recorded as sculptors in the accounts of the Florence Duo...
 Nanni migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Nanni Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Aurelio Nanni, who settled in Arkansas in 1918
- Anselmo Nanni, who settled in Illinois in 1918
- Ernest Nanni, who arrived in Illinois in 1936
| Contemporary Notables of the name Nanni (post 1700) | + |
- Fred Nanni (b. 1925), American former professional football player
- Tito Angelo Nanni (b. 1959), former American professional baseball player
- Gene Nanni, American Libertarian politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1994; Candidate for U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1996
- Giulia Nanni (b. 1997), Italian professional racing cyclist
- Girolamo Nanni, 17th century Italian painter of the Baroque period
- Federico Nanni (b. 1981), Sammarinese footballer
- Mauricio "Mauro" Nanni (b. 1979), Uruguayan footballer
- Roberto Antonio Nanni (b. 1981), Argentine football striker
- Nanni Loy (1925-1995), born Giovanni Loi, an Italian Academy Award nominated film, theatre and TV director, known for Where's Picone? (1984), Café Express (1980) and The Four Days of Naples (1962)
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Nanni migration to the United States 
