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Origins Available: German, Italian Where did the Italian Dedonato family come from? What is the Italian Dedonato family crest and coat of arms? When did the Dedonato family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Dedonato family history? The distinguished surname Dedonato originated in an area of Italy, known as the Papal States. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adapt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they are characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. Although the most traditional type of family name found in the region of the Papal States is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, local surnames are also found. Local names, which are the least frequent of the major types of surnames found in Italy, are derived from a place-name where the original bearer once resided or held land. Often Italian local surnames bore the prefix "di," which signifies emigration from one place to another, but does not necessarily denote nobility. The Dedonato family lived in the city of Assisi in 1160.Italian 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 Dedonato include Donato, Donati, Dona, De Donato, De Dona, Di Donato, Donatelli, Donatello, Donatini, Donadini, Donatoni, Donadoni and many more. First found in the region of Umbria, where earliest records show that a Donato lived in the city of Assisi in 1160 and was of the Guelph faction. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dedonato research. More information is included under the topic Early Dedonato History in all our PDF Extended History products. Another 307 words(22 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Dedonato Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the name Dedonato or a variant listed above: Francas Donato, who arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana, at the age of 46; Achille DiDonato, aged 6, who arrived at Ellis Island from Barisciano, Italy, in 1914.
The Dedonato Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dedonato 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 27 September 2011 at 11:41. ©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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