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Where did the Italian Conte family come from? What is the Italian Conte family crest and coat of arms? When did the Conte family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Conte family history?

The surname Conti derives from the word "conte," which is itself derived from the Latin comes "comitis," which literally means companion and was then defined as a servant in the retinue of a king or emperor. The term "count" had already become defined as a high-ranking dignitary by the Middle Ages.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Conti, Conte, Cont, Cunto, Cunti, Contessa, Del Conte, Lo Conte, Loconte, Li Conti, Liconti, Contiello, Contini, Contino, Contìn, Contarelli, Contareno, Contarini, Contilli, Continelli, Continoli, Conticelli, Conticello, Conticini and many more.

First found in the cities of Ferrara, Venice, Milan, Pavia, Assisi, Bologna, and Padua.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Conte research. Another 294 words(21 lines of text) covering the years 1099, 1206, 1308, 1585, and 1593 are included under the topic Early Conte History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 218 words(16 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Conte Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Conte Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Ralph Conte, who landed in Virginia in 1650
  • Alex Conte, who landed in Virginia in 1658
  • Anthony Conte, who arrived in Maryland in 1659

Conte Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • John Conte, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1729
  • Marie Conte, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1751

Conte Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Jean C Conte, aged 36, arrived in New York, NY in 1847
  • Nicolas Conte, who arrived in New Spain in 1876
  • Ferdinando Conte, who landed at New York from Palermo January 7, 1881
  • Baldain Conte and Nicolo Loconte, who arrived on SS Olympia from Naples at the Port of New York on 25 July 1896

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  • Richard Conte, American actor
  • Silvio Otto Conte, United States congressman
  • Anthony Aldo Conte, Bariatrician, Beaver Falls, PA
  • Jean J Conté, doctor and university president, Toulouse


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  2. Di Crollalanza, Goffredo. Enciclopedia araldico cavalleresca Prontuario nobiliare. Pisa: Presso La Direzione Del Giorale Araldica , 1878. Print.
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  4. Battilana, Natale, Ed. Genealogie Dello Famiglie Nobili di Genova. Genova: Fratelli Pagano, 1825. Print.
  5. Glazier, Ira A. and P. Williams Filby Edition. Italians to America. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. Print.
  6. Bongioanni, Angelo. Nomi e Cognomi. Saggio di Ricerche Etimologiche e Storiche. Torino: A. Forni, 1979. Print.
  7. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  8. Bascapè, Giacomo and Marcello del Piazzo. Insegne e Simboli Araldica pubblica e privata medievale e moderna. Rome: 1983. Print.
  9. Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  10. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
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The Conte Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Conte 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 16 March 2010 at 07:06.

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