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

The distinguished surname Marconi can be traced back to the ancient and beautiful region of Venice. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adopt 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 were characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. The most common type of family name found in the region of Venice is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name. During the Middle Ages, Italians adopted the patronymic system of name-making because it perfectly complemented the prevailing Feudal System. In Italy the popularity of patronymic type of surname is also due to the fact that during the Christian era, people often named their children after saints and biblical figures. The surname Marconi came from the personal name Marchino, which is derived from the Latin name Marcus.

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Enormous variation in spelling and form characterizes those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. This is caused by two main factors: regional tradition, and inaccuracies in the recording process. Before the last few hundred years, scribes spelled names according to their sounds. Spelling variations were the unsurprising result. The variations of Marconi include DeMarchi, DeMarchis, Marcantoni, Marcantonio, Marcat, Marcato, Marchel, Marchelli, Marchello, Marchet, Marchetiello, Marchetta, Marchetti, Marchi, Marchin, Marchini, Marchiol, Marchioli, Marchitelli, Marchitiello, Marchitto, Marco, Marcocci, Marcoccio, Marcoleoni, Marcolin, Marcolini, Marcolla, Marcolongo, Marcon, Marconati, Marconcini, Marcone, Marconi, Marcovic, Marcovich, Marcoz, Marcozzi, Marcucci, Marcuccio, Marcuzzi, Marcuzzo and many more.

First found in Crema.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Marconi research. Another 29 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Marconi History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 107 words(8 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Marconi Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Immigrants bearing the name Marconi or a variant listed above include:

Marconi Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Heinr Marconi, aged 33, landed in New Bedford, Mass in 1836

Marconi Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Angelo Marconi, aged 23, who arrived at Ellis Island from Lucca, Italy, in 1907
  • Amilcare Marconi, aged 24, who arrived at Ellis Island from Torino, Italy, in 1908
  • Anna Marconi, aged 20, who arrived at Ellis Island from Italy, in 1909
  • Angelo Marconi, aged 24, who arrived at Ellis Island from Breonio, Italy, in 1910
  • Antonio Marconi, aged 1, who arrived at Ellis Island from Castelli, Italy, in 1910


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  • Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937), Italian inventor, best known for his development of a radiotelegraph system. He shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics for this work
  • Leandro Marconi (1834-1919), Polish architect


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The Marconi Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Marconi 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 26 September 2011 at 10:50.

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