Toma History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Toma family

The surname Toma was first found in Naples, (Italian: Napoli, Latin: Neapolis) former capital of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in southern Italy; it is the chief city of the province of Naples. It shares with Instanbul the claim to be the most beautiful city in Europe. Naples has 237 Churches and 57 Chapels. The National Museum and other galleries contain riches in art and artifacts. 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, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Toma family

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Toma Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tommasi, Tomasi, Tomci, Tomassi, Tommassi, Tomaz, Tomas, Toma, Tomati, Tomatis, Tomadi, Tomado, Tomasich, Tomassich, Tommaselli, Tommasella, Tommasello, Tommasetti, Tommasini, Tommasuzzi, Tommasoni, Tomasino, Tomasin, Tomassini, Tomasicchio, Tomasuzzi, Tomasoni, Tomassoni, Tomasutti, Tomadini, Tomadin, Tomadoni, Tomaelli, Tomaello, Tomaella, Tomaini, Tomaino and many more.

Early Notables of the Toma family

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Toma migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Toma Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Dierich Toma, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1736
Frederick Toma, who arrived in Philadelphia sometime between 1787 and 1788
Frederick Toma, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1788 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Toma (post 1700) +

Toma Popa (1908-1962), Romanian chess player, Romanian Chess Championship winner (1948)

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)