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Where did the Italian MacRina family come from? What is the Italian MacRina family crest and coat of arms? When did the MacRina family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the MacRina family history? The distinguished surname MacRina 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, 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 MacRina came from a tall person. The surname Macri is derived from the Greek word makri, which means long or tall. Alternatively, the surname Macri is a local name that was originally derived from an ancient bishopric in the Roman imperial province of Mauritania Sitifiensis, in North Africa. This province was where the Aranian King Humerico expelled the Roman Catholics, including the Bishop of Macri, in 479 AD. The surname Macri was found in documents since the Middle Ages, particularly in regions where Greek and Neo-Greek influence was great, such as southern Italy. There are many variations of most of those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. Some of these come from regional differences, like the tradition of ending northern names in "o" and southern names in "i". Others come from inaccuracies in the recording process, which were extremely common in the eras before dictionaries standardized spelling. Some of the spelling variations of MacRina are Macri, Magri, Macrillo, Macrini and many more. First found in Rome, with earliest records showing Ambrosius Theodosius Macrobius, a writer and neo-Platonist philosopher during the 5th century. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacRina research. More information is included under the topic Early MacRina History in all our PDF Extended History products. Another 91 words(6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early MacRina Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name MacRina or a variant listed above: MacRina Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
The MacRina Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The MacRina 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 19 October 2011 at 10:41. ©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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