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Origins Available: English, Italian Where did the Italian Bisco family come from? What is the Italian Bisco family crest and coat of arms? When did the Bisco family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Bisco family history? The Bisco name comes from the Latin word "episcopus," ultimately via the Greek word "episkopos," which meant an overseer from "epi" meaning "on, over" and "skopein," meaning "to look." This word evolved into the title for an overseer of a community of Christians, in almost every European language, including Bishop in English and vescovo, in Italian. As an Italian surname, it is thought that Bisco may have been taken on by someone who worked in the household of a bishop.Spelling variations of this family name include: Vescovi, Vescovini, Vescovo, Visco, Veschi, Bisco and others. First found in southern Italy, along the Adriatic Sea, where the Vischi family of Barletta were long established. They had previously been in the city of Siponto in the region of Puglie, which they abandoned in 1620 because of the invasion of the Turks. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bisco research. Another 244 words(17 lines of text) covering the year 1672 is included under the topic Early Bisco History in all our PDF Extended History products. Another 22 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bisco Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Alesfandro Vescovi of Fano, who arrived at New York on July 21, 1892 aboard the "Olympia"; Matteo Vescovi, who arrived in New York on January 9, 1893 aboard "La Bourgogne".
The Bisco Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Bisco Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname. This page was last modified on 23 May 2006 at 14:36. ©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Tools
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