Paoli History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

The surname Paoli comes from the personal name Paolo, the Italian equivalent of Paul. The popularity of this name was originally due to the fact that during the Christian era, people often named their children after saints and biblical figures.

Early Origins of the Paoli family

The surname Paoli was first found in the port city of Genoa. Early records list the physician Gherardo de Paolo, as "one of the 12 wisest men in Genoa in 1315."

Early History of the Paoli family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Paoli research. Another 24 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1419, 1603, 1642, 1681, 1720, 1798 and 1837 are included under the topic Early Paoli History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Paoli Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Paoli, Paolo, Paola, Pauli, Poli, Polo, De Paoli, De Paolis, Paulich, Paolella, Paolillo, Paulillo, Pavolillo, Paoletti, Pauletti, Pauletto, Poletti, Poletto, Polet, Paolini, Paolin, Paolinelli, Paulini, Paulin, Polini, Pavolini, Paolucci, Paulucci, Polucci, Pauluzzi, Poluzzi, Paolicchi, Paolotti, Polotti, Polotto, Paolozzi, Paoloni, Paolone, Paulon, Poloni, Polon, Paolacci, Polacci, Paulazzi, Polazzi, Paolanti, Polato, Polesso, Paoleiri and many more.

Early Notables of the Paoli family

Prominent among members of the family was

Pietro Paolini (1603-1681), an Italian painter of the Baroque period
Blessed Angelo Paoli (1642-1720), an Italian Carmelite, known as "the father of the poor"
Pier-Francesco Paoli, 17th century author and poet
Michelangelo Paoli, the Court doctor to Pope Clemente XI

Paoli Ranking

In France, the name Paoli is the 1,268^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,439 people with that name. 1

Paoli migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Paoli Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Domingo Paoli, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1868 2
Pietro Paoli, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1869 2
Carlo Paoli, age 38, who arrived in America on May 3, 1883, aboard the "Amerique"
Giovanni Paoli, age 24, who arrived in New York on July 12, 1883, aboard the "Labrador"
Achille Paoli, age 25, who arrived in America on Aug. 20, 1885, aboard the "Amerique"
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Paoli (post 1700) +

Ambrose Battista De Paoli (1934-2007), American Roman Catholic cleric, Archbishop and Nuncio
Arturo Paoli (1912-2015), Italian priest and a missionary
Gino Paoli (b. 1934), Italian singer-songwriter
Enrico Paoli (1908-2005), Italian chess master
Cesare Paoli (1840-1902), Italian historian and paleographer (study of ancient handwriting)
Pascal Paoli, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 3
Antonio Paoli (1871-1946), Puerto Rican, tenor opera singer
Pasquale Paoli (1725-1807), Corsican patriot and military commander

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, June 16) Pascal Paoli. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html