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Early Origins of the Tassone family

The surname Tassone 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 Tassone family

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Tassone Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tasso, Tassi, Tasselli, Tassetto, Tassino, Tassini, Tasini, Tasin, Tassotto, Tassone, Tassan, Tassano, Tassinari, Tasinato, Tassi, Tassonari, Tassano, Tassarini and many more.

Early Notables of the Tassone family

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Tassone Ranking

In the United States, the name Tassone is the 13,629th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]


United States Tassone migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tassone Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Antonio Tassone, aged 36, originally from Stignano, who arrived in New York, New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Taormina" from Napoli, Italy [2]
  • Rosaria Tassone, aged 67, originally from Spadola, Italy, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Europa" from Napoli, Italy [2]
  • Concetta Tassone, aged 20, originally from Spadola, Italy, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Europa" from Napoli, Italy [2]
  • Bruno Tassone, aged 10, originally from Spadola, Italy, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Europa" from Napoli, Italy [2]

Contemporary Notables of the name Tassone (post 1700) +

  • Joe Tassone, American actor, known for The Book of Nightmares (2017) and Here We Go (2015)
  • Scott Tassone, American actor, known for Brad Paisley Live at WVU (2016), Kings of Leon: Live from Memphis (2017) and Foo Fighters Live from the Acropolis (2017)
  • Tonino Tassone, Italian actor, known for Romanzo di una strage (2012)
  • Mario Tassone, Italian President of the United Christian Democrats (1998–2002)
  • Marco Tassone (b. 1984), Canadian actor from Toronto, Ontario, known for The Plagued (2015), Groupies (2018) and Double Double (2015)
  • Paul Tassone (b. 1969), Australian actor, best known for his work as Nelson Curtis on All Saints


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result


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