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Where did the Italian Delgrosso family come from? What is the Italian Delgrosso family crest and coat of arms? When did the Delgrosso family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Delgrosso family history? From the historical and enchanting Italian region of Piedmont emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Delgrosso family. During the Middle Ages, as populations grew and travel between regions became more frequent, the people of Tuscany found it necessary to adopt a second name to identify themselves and their families. 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 were characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. Although the most common type of family name found in Piedmont is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, the nickname type of surname is also frequently found. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The surname Delgrosso is a name for a person who was corpulent or stout. The surname Grossi is derived from the word grasso, which means overweight.Surnames that originated in Italy are characterized by an enormous number of spelling variations. Some of these are derived from regional traditions and dialects. Northern names, for instance, often end in "o", while southern names tend to end in "i". Other variations come from the fact the medieval scribes tended to spell according to the sound of words, rather than any particular set of rules. The recorded variations of Delgrosso include Grossi, Grosso, Ingrosso and Del Grosso and others. First found in the year 1200, with the Grosso family, of which many members were involved in the government. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Delgrosso research. More information is included under the topic Early Delgrosso History in all our PDF Extended History products. Another 213 words(15 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Delgrosso Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Delgrosso, or a variant listed above: John Grossi, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1810 at age 35; Adelina Grosso, aged 30, who arrived at Ellis Island from Lessolo, Italy, in 1921.
The Delgrosso Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Delgrosso 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 8 September 2011 at 15:43. ©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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