Pasquarelli History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

From the historical and fascinating Italian region of Venice emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Pasquarelli family. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adapt 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. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they are characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. Although the most common type of family name found in the region of Venice is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, the nickname type of surname is also frequently found. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The surname Pasquarelli came from a person who was born on Easter day. The name Pasquarelli is derived from the word Pasqua, which in Italian means Easter, which is the Christian holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Christ. The word Pasqua itself is derived from the ecclesiastical Latin word Pascha, which in turn comes from the Greek Pascha and the Hebrew Pesah (through the Aramaic Pisha). Pesah was the holiday which celebrated the liberation of the people of Israel from the slavery in Egypt, and coincided with the Christian holiday.

Early Origins of the Pasquarelli family

The surname Pasquarelli was first found in the north in Bologna, Florence, Ferrara, and of course, Venice.

Early History of the Pasquarelli family

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Pasquarelli Spelling Variations

Surnames that originated in Italy are characterized by an enormous number of spelling variations. Some of these are derived from regional traditions and dialects. Northern names, for instance, often end in "o", while southern names tend to end in "i". Other variations come from the fact the medieval scribes tended to spell according to the sound of words, rather than any particular set of rules. The recorded variations of Pasquarelli include DePasquale, Pascale, Pascali, Pascalino, Pascalis, Pascalizzi, Pascarello, Pasquale, Pasqualetti, Pasquali, Pasqualigo, Pasqualini, Pasqualino, Pasqualis, Pasquarella, Pasquarelli, Pasquarello and many more.

Early Notables of the Pasquarelli family

Prominent among members of the family was Marc Antonio Pasqualini (1614-1691), an Italian castrato opera singer; and Ludovico Pasquali, (c. 1500-1551), an Italian author, lyric poet who was a member of a prominent Venetian family and received his degree at the University of Padua, one of the oldest in the world. Later, he took a voyage on the Adriatic and was captured by corsairs. When...
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Pasquarelli migration to the United States +

Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Pasquarelli or a variant listed above:

Pasquarelli Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Antonio Pasquarelli, aged 23, who immigrated to the United States from Pizoferrato, in 1896

Pasquarelli Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Antonia Pasquarelli, aged 26, who landed in America from Melizzano, in 1902
Americo Pasquarelli, aged 19, who settled in America from Rocarano, Italy, in 1907
Abramo Pasquarelli, aged 26, who landed in America from Pizzoferrato, Italy, in 1910
Agostino Pasquarelli, aged 18, who immigrated to the United States from Pizzoferrato, Italy, in 1913
Angelo Pasquarelli, aged 38, who immigrated to the United States from Castelmauro, Italy, in 1916
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Contemporary Notables of the name Pasquarelli (post 1700) +

Len Pasquarelli, American sports writer and analyst
Ruggero Pasquarelli (b. 1993), Italian singer and actor from Pescara, Abruzzo
John Pasquarelli (b. 1937), member of the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea (1964 to 1968)