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Early Origins of the Poggi family

The surname Poggi was first found in Sicily (Italian: Sicilia), the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. The name literally means "hill, hillock" from Latin "podium" meaning "dais" and later "hill(ock.)"

Early History of the Poggi family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Poggi research. Another 102 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1380, 1402, 1403, 1459 and 1911 are included under the topic Early Poggi History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Poggi Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Poggio, Poggi, Pogio and others.

Early Notables of the Poggi family

Prominent among bearers of this surname in early times was

  • Gian Francesco Poggio Bracciolini, (1380-1459), Italian scholar of the Renaissance, born at Terranuova, a village in the territory of Florence. He studied Latin under John of Ravenna, and Greek under...

Poggi Ranking

In France, the name Poggi is the 4,746th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1


United States Poggi migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Poggi Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Anto. Poggi, who settled in Philadelphia in 1800
  • Domenico Poggi, who arrived in America in 1862
  • Andrea Poggi, who settled in America in 1862
  • John Batista Poggi, who settled in California in 1868
  • Antonio Poggi, who arrived in Alabama in 1868
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Poggi (post 1700) +

  • Enrico Massimo Poggi (1908-1976), Italian Olympic sailor
  • Ernesto Matteo Poggi (1913-1992), Italian footballer and coach
  • Gianni Poggi (1921-1989), Italian opera tenor
  • Paolo Poggi (b. 1971), retired Italian professional football player

RMS Titanic
  • Signore Emilio Poggi (d. 1912), aged 28, English Waiter from Southampton, Hampshire who worked aboard the RMS Titanic, died in the sinking and was recovered by CS Mackay-Bennett 2


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html


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