Panetti History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

Venice, one of the oldest and most beautiful regions of Italy, is the esteemed birthplace of numerous prominent families, and of a family that bears the surname Panetti. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for them to adopt a second name to identify themselves, as populations grew and travel became more frequent. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Panetti was a surname derived from an occupation. Occupational surnames, which are less common than other types of surnames in Italy, date back to the feudal era. The surname Panetti is an occupational name for a a baker, or someone who sold bread having been derived from the Italian word "pane," which means "bread" and from the Latin "panis," with the root of the meaning being derived from the verb "to feed or nourish."

Early Origins of the Panetti family

The surname Panetti was first found in Bolgna (Latin: Bononia), the largest city and the capital of Emilia-Romagna Region. Earliest records are found with the famous and powerful Panico family, with Count Alberto in 1068.

Early History of the Panetti family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Panetti research. The years 1400, 1405, 1460, 1487, 1530, 1734 and 1828 are included under the topic Early Panetti History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Panetti Spelling Variations

There are many variations of most of those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. Some of these come from regional differences, like the tradition of ending northern names in "o" and southern names in "i". Others come from inaccuracies in the recording process, which were extremely common in the eras before dictionaries standardized spelling. Some of the spelling variations of Panetti are Pane, Pani, Lo Pane, Lopane, Panelli, Panello, Panella, Panetti, Panetta, Panozzo, Panacci, Paniccia, Panizza, Pannain, Panormo, Pandone, Panizzi, Paniza, Panizzoni, Panini, Pannini, Panici, Panico and many more.

Early Notables of the Panetti family

Prominent among members of the family was

Domenico Panetti (1460-1530) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in his native Ferrara

Migration of the Panetti family

An inquiry into the early roots of North American families reveals a number of immigrants bearing the name Panetti or a variant listed above: Filomena Panni, of Saccurelle, who arrived in New York on September 13, 1892, aboard the Neustria; Domenico Pannicelli, who arrived in America on March 22, 1883.

Contemporary Notables of the name Panetti (post 1700) +

Luciano Panetti (1929-2016), Italian footballer who played in 256 matches as a goalkeeper (1949-1962)
Ennio Panetti (b. 1954), Italian long-distance runner at two editions of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships at senior level (1979, 1980)