Tosi History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

Early Origins of the Tosi family

The surname Tosi was first found in Pisa a town in Tuscany, capital of the province of Pisa. Historically, Pisa in it's inter city war in 1003 with Lucca was forced into building its own navy. Then, under threat from the Saracens from Sicily, it found itself the aggressor against Calabria, Sicily and even in Africa. In 1062 their ships returned from Palermo laden with spoil. But with the Norman Conquest of Sicily they became less profitable. They continued considerable rivalry with Florence and Genoa. 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 Tosi family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tosi research. Another 98 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1619, 1653, 1693 and 1732 are included under the topic Early Tosi History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Tosi Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tosi, Tosoni, Tous, Toso, Tonso, Toselli, Tosetti, Tosini, Tosatti and many more.

Early Notables of the Tosi family

Prominent among members of the family was

Giuseppe Felice Tosi (1619-1693), an Italian composer and organist

Tosi Ranking

In France, the name Tosi is the 2,199^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,897 people with that name. 1

Tosi migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tosi Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Annibale Tosi, aged 22, who immigrated to the United States from Lucca, in 1901
Albina Tosi, aged 34, who immigrated to the United States from Modena, Italy, in 1909
Alessandro Tosi, aged 43, who landed in America from Roma, Italy, in 1909
Adele Tosi, aged 34, who settled in America from Novarn, Italy, in 1912
Anna Tosi, aged 6, who landed in America from Italy, in 1912
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Tosi (post 1700) +

Virgilio Tosi (1925-2023), Italian documentary filmmaker and historian of early film
Piero Tosi (1927-2019), Italian costume designer
Franco Tosi, Italian engineer
Giuseppe Tosi (b. 1916), Italian athlete
Noël Tosi (b. 1959), French football coach and former player
Flavio Tosi, member of the Liga Veneta-Lega Nord from Verona

Citations +

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