Marchese History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Marchese family

The surname Marchese was first found in Gascony (French: Gascogne), an area of southwest France bordering Spain, that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Béarn and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. The family became the Barons Marches in 17th July 1751. Later they were elevated to the Counts of Ballegard.

Early History of the Marchese family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Marchese research. Another 75 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1713 is included under the topic Early Marchese History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Marchese Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Marches, Marchese, Marchis, de Marchese, de Marches, Marcheese, Marchiese and many more.

Early Notables of the Marchese family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

the Marchese family, Barons of Gascogne

Marchese Ranking

In the United States, the name Marchese is the 6,215^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Marchese migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Marchese Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Alfredo Marchese, aged 4, who landed in America from Palermo, in 1903
Alfonso Marchese, aged 29, who landed in America from Sarno, Italy, in 1908
Accursia Marchese, aged 16, who landed in America from Sciacia, Sicily, in 1909
Alberta Marchese, aged 30, who settled in America from Partinico, Palermo, in 1909
Alessandro Marchese, aged 7, who immigrated to the United States from Castall Alfero, Italy, in 1910
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Marchese (post 1700) +

Thomas Marchese (b. 1987), American professional poker player
Carl Marchese (1905-1984), American racecar driver
Matt Marchese, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 2008 2
Rosario Marchese (b. 1952), Canadian politician in Ontario for the downtown Toronto riding of Trinity-Spadina (1999-2014)
Vincenzo Marchese (b. 1983), Italian-German footballer
Giovanni Marchese (b. 1984), Italian footballer

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html