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![Show Contents]() Pisanello Surname History
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The Pisanello family can trace its noble origins to the Italian region of Tuscany. 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 traditional type of family name found in the region of Tuscany is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, local surnames are also found. Local names, which are the least frequent of the major types of surnames found in Italy, are derived from a place-name where the original bearer once resided or held land. Often Italian local surnames bore the prefix "di," which signifies emigration from one place to another, but does not necessarily denote nobility. The Pisanello family lived in the city of Pisa in Tuscany. Early Origins of the Pisanello familyThe surname Pisanello was first found in Tuscany (Italian: Toscana), a region in central Italy, where the Pisani family, counts who moved to Venice from Pisa in 905. Early History of the Pisanello familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pisanello research. Another 21 words (2 lines of text) covering the year 1200 is included under the topic Early Pisanello History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Pisanello Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Pisa, Pisani, Pisano, Pisan, Pisanu, Pisanelli, Pisanello, Pisaniello, Pisaneschi, Pisari and many more. Early Notables of the Pisanello familyProminent among members of the family was - Antonio Pisanello was a painter, medalist, and draftsman from Verona during the 14th century, and is known as one of the most famous Renaissance painters and as the greatest of Italian medallists...
Migration of the Pisanello familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Joseph Pisano, who arrived in America, in 1769, as a bonded passenger; Umberto and Filomena Pisano, who arrived at the port of New York in 1893; and Gaitano Pisano, who was Naturalized in Ashtabula County, Ohio between the years 1875-1906..
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