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Where did the Italian Maffeo family come from? What is the Italian Maffeo family crest and coat of arms? When did the Maffeo family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Maffeo family history? The distinguished surname Maffeo can be traced back to the ancient and beautiful region of Piedmont. The most common type of family name found in the region of Piedmont is the patronymic surname, derived from the father's given name. The surname Maffeo came from the personal name Matteo, which is the Italian form of the English Matthew. Ultimately, the name was inIn Hebrew, and meant "gift of God." This name was adopted into Latin as both Matthias and Matthaeus. During the medieval era, the personal name Matteo became popular as people often named their children after popular saints in the hopes that the child would enjoy that saint's patronage in later life.Spelling variations of this family name include: Mattei, Mattedi, Matteini, Matteis, Matteo, Matteolli, Matteoni, Matteotti, Matteucci, Matteuzzi, Mattussi, Mattuzzi, Mattouzzi, Mattevi, Mattia, Mattiassi, Mattiato, Mattiazzi, Mattiello, Mattioni, Mattiuzzi, Mattissi, Mattucci, Matussi and many more. First found in Abruzzi. 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. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Maffeo research. Another 297 words(21 lines of text) covering the years 1188, 1350, 1500, 1586, 1643, 1672, 1750, 1753, 1779, 1792, 1832, 1833, and 1863 are included under the topic Early Maffeo History in all our PDF Extended History products. Another 289 words(21 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Maffeo Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jacob Matteis, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1741; Giacomo Mattei and Aynese Matteo, who both arrived on the S.S. Vincenzo Florio from Palermo in New York City in 1881.
The Maffeo Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Maffeo 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 9 December 2011 at 06:16. ©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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