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

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Delporto, Della Porta, Porto, Porta, de Porto and others.

First found in Vicenza, anciently known as Vicetia, a town in Venetia, capital of the province of Vicenza. It was conquered by the Venetians in 1405. It has many beautiful palaces and churches, galleries and museums. The cathedral is Gothic. The original church SS.Felice e Fortunato was built in 975 but has been much altered. It is notable for its development painters, architects, sculptors and scholars. Natives were Trissino, Palladio, Pigafetta, Fogazzaro, Mantegna, Montagna, Speranza, Scamozzi and Buoncosiglio.In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dellaporta research. Another 309 words(22 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Dellaporta History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Dellaporta Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dellaporta Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Domenico Dellaporta, aged 15, who arrived at Ellis Island from Palombasa, in 1901
  • Benedetto dellaPorta, aged 23, who arrived at Ellis Island from Aguino, in 1902
  • Enrico Dellaporta, aged 25, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1903
  • Giovanni Dellaporta, aged 24, who arrived at Ellis Island from Broni, Pavia, in 1911

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  • Sophia Dellaporta (b. 1850), Greek composer


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  1. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  2. Gheno, Antonio. Contributo alla Bibliografia Genealogica Italiana. Bologna: Forni, 1924. Print.
  3. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  4. Bongioanni, Angelo. Nomi e Cognomi. Saggio di Ricerche Etimologiche e Storiche. Torino: A. Forni, 1979. Print.
  5. Fucilla, Josheph G. Our Italian Surnames. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1987. Print. (ISBN 0806311878).
  6. 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).
  7. Battilana, Natale, Ed. Genealogie Dello Famiglie Nobili di Genova. Genova: Fratelli Pagano, 1825. Print.
  8. Di Crollalanza, Goffredo. Enciclopedia araldico cavalleresca Prontuario nobiliare. Pisa: Presso La Direzione Del Giorale Araldica , 1878. Print.
  9. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  10. Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
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The Dellaporta Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dellaporta 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.

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