Corsi History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

From the historical and enchanting Italian region of Tuscany emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Corsi 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 Tuscany 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 Corsi is a name for a person who habitually wished everyone a good day, or who was a cheerful and happy person. The surname Corsi was originally derived from the Italian medieval given name Bonoaccorso, and is rendered in early documents in the Latin form of the name Accirsus.

Early Origins of the Corsi family

The surname Corsi was first found in the town of Poggibonsi, which lies south of Florence. Corsini is "the name of a Florentine princely family, of which the founder is said to be Neri Corsini, who flourished about the year 1170. Like other Florentine nobles the Corsini had at first no titles, but in more recent times they received many from foreign potentates and from the later grand dukes of Tuscany. The emperor Charles IV. created the head of the house a count palatine in 1371." 1

Early History of the Corsi family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Corsi research. Another 146 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1170, 1302, 1373, 1374, 1377, 1411, 1472, 1550, 1620, 1629, 1644, 1652, 1678, 1688, 1730, 1732, 1842, 1845 and 1911 are included under the topic Early Corsi History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Corsi Spelling Variations

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 Corsi include Corsi, Corso, Del Corso, Corselli, Corsello, Corsellini, Corsetti, Corsetto and many more.

Early Notables of the Corsi family

Prominent among members of the family was

Saint Andrew Corsini, O.Carm. (1302-1373), an Italian Carmelite friar and bishop of Fiesole
Filippo Corsini of Florence, who was a judge and a law professor
Amerigo Corsini was a banker and an ecclesiastic, and in 1411 was made Bishop of Florence
Giovanni Corsi, born in 1472, was from one of the most prestigious families in Florence and was involved in politics and in philosophy
Girolamo Corsi was a prominent poet in Florence around this time
Agostino Corsini, born in 1688 in Bologna, was also a talented painter. The most notable and probably most famous member who shares the Corsi heritage was Lorenzo Corsini (1652-1678), who was made Pope in...

Corsi Ranking

In the United States, the name Corsi is the 11,901^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2

Corsi migration to the United States +

In the immigration and passenger lists were a number of people bearing the name Corsi

Corsi Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Anna Corsi, aged 22, who settled in America from Catanzara, Italy, in 1905
Adamo Corsi, aged 16, who settled in America from Vergemoli, Italy, in 1908
Alfredo Corsi, aged 16, who immigrated to the United States from Colonnella, Italy, in 1910
Amadeo Corsi, aged 17, who settled in America from Pontremoli, Italy, in 1910
Angelo Corsi, aged 22, who landed in America from Tornimparte, Italy, in 1910
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Contemporary Notables of the name Corsi (post 1700) +

James Bernard "Jim" Corsi (1961-2022), American baseball pitcher from Newton, Massachusetts who played ten seasons in Major League Baseball (1988-1999)
Jerome Robert Corsi (b. 1946), American author, political commentator and conspiracy theorist
Cristiana Corsi (1976-2016), Italian taekwondo practitioner, European champion (2002)
Simone Corsi (b. 1987), Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer
James "Jim" Corsi (b. 1954), Canadian former NHL ice hockey goaltender from Montreal, Quebec
Jamie Corsi (b. 1987), Welsh professional rugby union player from Cardiff

Citations +

Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition. London: A & C Black, 1911. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/