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![Show Contents]() Vanzetti Surname History
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The surname Vanzetti is an Italian patronymic surname; that is, it was a name created from the first name of the father. Vanzetti is derived from the name Avanzo, which comes from the Italian verb avanzsare, which means to advance. This name would have been ascribed to a child, usually the first born son and family heir, whose birth had been long awaited. The name also reveals that the parents felt the birth of their child would fulfill their lives. In medieval times, it was generally believed that a child's name would in some way bestow good fortune on the family. Early Origins of the Vanzetti familyThe surname Vanzetti was first found in Bologna (Latin: Bononia), where in 1306, when Bartolomeo Avanzi was listed there as a landholder at that time. Early History of the Vanzetti familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Vanzetti research. The years 1375, 1389, 1490, 1550, 1570, 1600, 1612, 1645, 1656, 1679, 1686, 1718 and 1775 are included under the topic Early Vanzetti History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Vanzetti Spelling VariationsItalian surnames come in far more variations than the names of most other nationalities. Regional traditions and dialects are a decisive factor in this characteristic. For example, northern names tend to end in "o", while southern in "i". Also important, but not unique to Italy, was the fact that before dictionaries and the printing press most scribes simply spelled words according to their sounds. The predictable result was an enormous number of spelling variations. The recorded spellings of Vanzetti include Avancini, Avanzati, Avanzetti, Avanzi, Avanzini, Avanzo, Avanzaroli, Avanzolini, Davanzati, D'Avanzo, Davanzo, Vancini, Vanz, Vanzetti, Vanzetto, Vanzi, Vanzin, Vanzini and many more. Early Notables of the Vanzetti familyProminent among members of the family was Iacopo Avanzi, a painter in Bologna born in 1375, who is famous for his work entitled Crucifixion in the Galleria Collona in Rome; Vitale Avanzi was the bishop of Ascoli in 1389; Giovanni Francesco Avanzariani, a painter in Viterbo born in 1490, is known for the altar at the church of San Marco di Viterbo; Giovanni Maria Avanzi was a theologian, philosopher, and lawyer in Rovigo around 1550; Avancino Avancini was a soldier in Trento who dedicated himself to the church and to Pope Charles V during the 16th...
Another 95 words (7 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Vanzetti Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Vanzetti familyAmongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Vanzetti were P. Avanzo, aged 39, who landed in America, in 1893; Rosina Avanzo, aged 20, who settled in America from Nola, in 1898; Nicola Avanzo, aged 45, who landed in America from Del Lazio, Formicola, in 1898.
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- Vanzetti M. Hamilton, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1969 1
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