Scolari History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

Early Origins of the Scolari family

The surname Scolari was first found in Florence (Italian: Firenze), originally the capital of Tuscany, then capital of the kingdom of Italy. On the River Arno there are numerous Florentine Churches, Museums, Galleries. It dates back to 313 A.D. The history is complex and turbulent.

Paulino (or Paolo) Scolari, (1130-1191) was the birth name of Pope Clement III who reigned from 19 December 1187 to his death. Filippo Buondelmonti degli Scolari (1369-1426), known as Pippo Spano, was born the son of a destitute Florentine nobleman. He is first mentioned in Hungary around 1382 and rose to become an Italian magnate, general, strategist and confidant of King Sigismund of Hungary.

Early History of the Scolari family

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Scolari Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Scolari, Scola and others.

Early Notables of the Scolari family

Prominent among members of the family was

Giuseppe Scolari, a Venetian artist of the 16th century, best known for his woodcuts

Scolari migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Scolari Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Giobani Scolari, who settled in New York in 1835
John Scolari, who landed in New York, NY in 1835 1
Dominico Scolari, aged 33, who settled in America, in 1892

Scolari Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Carlo Scolari, aged 18, who settled in America from Bernate, Milan, in 1905
Edvardo Scolari, aged 21, who immigrated to the United States from Monteforte, Italy, in 1907
Carolina Scolari, aged 24, who landed in America from Milano, Italy, in 1909
Antonio Scolari, aged 29, who landed in America from Alta il Colle, Italy, in 1909
Arturo Scolari, aged 32, who landed in America from Como, Italy, in 1912
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Contemporary Notables of the name Scolari (post 1700) +

Peter Scolari (1955-2021), American actor, known for his work on Newhart (1982), The Polar Express (2004) and Camp Nowhere (1994)
Joe Scolari, American founder of Scolari's Food and Drug, an independently owned supermarket chain based in Sparks, Nevada in 1947, now with 10 locations
Fred Joseph Scolari (1922-2002), American professional basketball player who was blind in one eye, deaf in one ear
Rosa Chiarina Scolari (1882-1949), Italian nun who helped the Italian resistance movement in Milan during the final days of World War II
Massimo Scolari (b. 1943), Italian architect, painter and designer
Luiz Felipe Scolari (b. 1948), Brazilian football coach and FIFA World Cup winner football manager

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)