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Early Origins of the Tamburro family

The surname Tamburro 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. Tamburello (Tambass in Piedmont) is a court game invented in the northern provinces of Italy during the 16th century.

Early History of the Tamburro family

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Tamburro Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tamburi, Tamborino, Tamorine, Tambourine, Tamburelli, Tamburello, Tamburin, Tamburino, Tamburini, Tamburlini, Tamburo, Tamburri and many more.

Early Notables of the Tamburro family

Prominent among members of the family was Tommaso Tamburini (1591-1675), an Italian Jesuit moral theologian who also used the name of R. P. Thoma Tamburino; Pietro Paolo Tamburini (1594-1621), an Italian painter of...
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Migration of the Tamburro family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: J. Tamburi, who came to New Orleans in 1838; as well as Cateldo, Dominici, and Patsy Tamburrino, who all arrived in New York between the years 1884 and 1915..


Contemporary Notables of the name Tamburro (post 1700) +

  • Charles "Chuck" Tamburro (b. 1946), American stuntman and actor who flew helicopters for Airwolf, Scarface, 24, Predator, Furious 7, Terminator 2 and Blade Runner
  • Michael "Mike" Tamburro (1957-1996), American stuntman, known for his work on Die Hard 2 (1990), True Lies (1994) and Die Hard (1988)
  • John Tamburro, American World Stunt Award nominated stuntman, known for his work on Sunset Beach (1997), Collateral (2004) and Thor (2011)
  • Danni Tamburro, American actress, known for 1 Interrogation (2016), #am/pm (2017) and Friends with No Benefits (2014)
  • Nick Tamburro, American musician in Seattle, Washington, member of the band The Dead Science


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