Show ContentsPoletti Surname History

Early Origins of the Poletti family

The surname Poletti was first found in Bolgna (Latin: Bononia), the largest city and the capital of Emilia-Romagna Region. The famous University of Bolgna was founded in the 11th century, by the 13th century the student body was nearly 10,000. Dante and Petrarch studied there. Tisso was tried there for 1564 for writing satirical poems. Bologna naturally, is famous for its sausages. But many noted scholars were born there. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time was in itself a family honor.

Early History of the Poletti family

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Poletti Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Poletti, Poleti, Paoleti, Paoletti, Polo, Paolinelli, Pauletti, Pauletto and many more.

Early Notables of the Poletti family

Prominent among members of the family was

  • the Poletti family of Bologna

Poletti Ranking

In France, the name Poletti is the 6,133rd most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1


United States Poletti migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Poletti Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Angelo Poletti, age 28, who arrived in New York on Aug. 6, 1884, aboard the "Labrador"
  • Giovanni Poletti, age 19, who arrived in America on March 28, 1884, aboard the "Amerique"
  • Innocente Poletti, age 29, who arrived in New York on Nov. 28, 1887, aboard the "La Gascogne"
  • Clemente Poletti, age 36, who arrived in America on Nov. 21, 1887, aboard the "La Champagne"
  • Bertholo Poletti, age 46, who settled in New York on May 6, 1889

Contemporary Notables of the name Poletti (post 1700) +

  • Charles Poletti (1903-2002), American army officer and governor of New York in 1942
  • P. C. Poletti, American Republican politician, Mayor of Wellsburg, West Virginia, 1951 2
  • Charles Poletti (1903-2002), American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936 (alternate), 1940; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1937-38; Appointed 1937 2
  • Fabrizio Poletti (b. 1943), Italian footballer
  • Ugo Poletti (1914-1997), Italian prelate, made a Cardinal in 1973
  • Luigi Poletti (1864-1967), Italian mathematician and poet
  • Ignacio Poletti (1930-2023), Argentine basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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