| ![Show Contents]() Raggi History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy The Italian name Raggi derives from the term "raggio" which refers to "a beam or ray of light," such as the points of a star. It is supposed that Raggi was a nickname that later became a surname. Early Origins of the Raggi familyThe surname Raggi was first found in Genoa (Italian: Genova), an important port city, located in Liguria. Early History of the Raggi familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Raggi research. The years 1592, 1615, 1624, 1641, 1643, 1646, 1647, 1676, 1686, 1687 and 1724 are included under the topic Early Raggi History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Raggi Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Raggi, Raggio, Raggia, Raggiani, Raggiante and many more. Early Notables of the Raggi familyProminent bearers of the Raggi surname in this era include - Cardinal Lorenzo Raggi (1615-1687), of the senatorial family from Genoa, who was made a Cardinal in 1647, and was "Chiesa Legato di Romagna" or Church legate of the Romagna region from 1676-1686
- Octaviano Raggi (1592-1643) of Genoa, created cardinal priest in the consistory on December 16, 1641, he was the Uncle of Cardinal Lorenzo Raggi(Ercole)
- Antonio Raggi (1624-1686), an Italian sculptor (b. Lugano, Switzerland near the border with Italy) and stuccoist
Migration of the Raggi familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Barthelemew Raggio, who was naturalized in Mississippi in 1842; Geovani Raggio, whose Oath was recorded in Philadelphia in 1855; Andrea Raggi, age 30, who arrived in America on May. 11, 1891, aboard the ".
| Contemporary Notables of the name Raggi (post 1700) | + |
- Reena Raggi (b. 1951), American federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Reena Raggi (b. 1951), American politician, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1987-2002; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 2002- 1
- Camilla Salvago Raggi (1924-2022), Italian poet and novelist, born in Genoa, Italy, recipient of the Rapallo Carige Prize for Prima del fuoco in 1993
- Gonippo Raggi (1875-1959), Italian artist and muralist
- Andrea Raggi (b. 1984), Italian football defender
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