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

The distinguished surname Mass can be traced back to the ancient and beautiful region of Piedmont. 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 Piedmont 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 Mass came from the first-name Maso, which is the short form of the personal name Tommaso. The name Tommaso, or Thomas, is itself derived from the Aramaic "toma" which means "twin".

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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 Mass include Masella, Maselli, Masellis, Masetti, Masetto, Masi, Masiello, Masillo, Masin, Masina, Masini, Masino, Masiol, Maso, Masolini, Masolo, Mason, Masoni, Masotti, Masselli, Massetti, Massini, Masucci, Masuccio, Masulli, Masullo, Masutti, Masutto and many more.

First found in Piedmont in the 13th century where early records show the Masini family, decedents of a long line of counts, lived and whose members included Oddone, elected captain of the commune in 1284, and Oddonnino, governor of a town, Vercelli, in 1290.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mass research. More information is included under the topic Early Mass History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 331 words(24 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Mass Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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

Mass Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • John Mass, who arrived in Virginia in 1700
  • Freiderick Mass, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1748
  • Jacob Mass, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1752
  • Johan Adam Mass, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753
  • Johannes Mass, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1767

Mass Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Mariette Mass, aged 50, landed in New York in 1849
  • Antoine Mass, aged 8, landed in New York in 1849
  • Vutro Mass, aged 54, landed in New York in 1849
  • D Mass, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
  • Pierre Mass, aged 32, arrived in New York in 1853


Mass Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • F A Mass, who arrived in Mississippi in 1906

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  10. Gheno, Antonio. Contributo alla Bibliografia Genealogica Italiana. Bologna: Forni, 1924. Print.
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The Mass Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Mass 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.

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