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

The Persico surname is derived from the Italian word "persico," which means "peach tree," (from the Latin "persica"). As a surname, Persico may have been taken on by someone who lived near a peach tree or, as a habitational name, taken on from any of the numerous places named with this word in various parts Italy.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Persico, Persica, Perscini and others.

First found in Chieti, a city of 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.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Persico research. Another 310 words(22 lines of text) covering the years 1232, 1685, and 1820 are included under the topic Early Persico History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 21 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Persico Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Nicola Persico, age 46, who arrived in America on May. 6, 1881, aboard the "Caldera"; Berardino Persico, age 22, who arrived at Boston on April 1, 1893, aboard the "Colombo".

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  • Joseph E. Persico (b. 1930), American author
  • Ignatius Persico (1823-1896), Italian Franciscan clergyman, who worked in India, Canada, and America, and was made a Cardinal in 1893
  • Enrico Persico (1900-1969), Italian physicist, professor at the University of Turin
  • Edoardo Persico (1900-1936), Italian architect and critic


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  1. Stiens, Robert E. Passenger list Italy to New York 1893 In Italian Genealogist. Torrance, CA: Augustan Society No 3, 1983. Print.
  2. Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
  3. Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Rome Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana 56 volumesr. Print.
  4. Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial Général by J.B. Rietstap. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today, 1967. Print. (ISBN 0-0900455-209).
  5. Di Crollalanza, G.B. Dizionario Storico-Blasonico Delle Famiglie Nobili e Notabili Italiane 3 volumes. Pisa. Print.
  6. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  7. Glazier, Ira A. and P. Williams Filby Edition. Italians to America. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. Print.
  8. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  9. Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  10. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
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The Persico Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Persico 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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