Sins History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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A variety of distinguished and notable names have emerged from the beautiful and historical Italian region of Tuscany, including the notable surname Sins. During the Middle Ages, as populations grew and travel between regions became more frequent, the people of Tuscany, who were originally known only by a single name, found it necessary to adopt a second name to identify themselves and their families. This process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries, but it was not completed until the modern era. The development of Italian hereditary surnames followed general principles and were characterized by derivatives from one's given name. The patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, was one of the most common name types found in the region of Tuscany. This system of name-making was widely used because it linked well with the existing Feudal System and during the Christian era, many people named their children after saints and biblical figures. The surname Sins came from the surname Cicco, which is found in southern Italy and the Venetian region as a popular and affectionate form of the personal name Francesco, from the German word frankisk which means free.

Early Origins of the Sins family

The surname Sins was first found in Pisa, where in the year 1270, Giovanni Cini was officially recognized as one of the 12 most pious men

Early History of the Sins family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sins research. The years 1495, 1525, 1586, 1598, 1610, 1660, 1684, 1780 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Sins History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Sins Spelling Variations

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 Sins include Cini, Cino, Cinelli, Cinetti, Cinotti and many more.

Early Notables of the Sins family

Prominent among members of the family was Giovanni Cini (born 1495), a famous architect and sculptor from Florence; Giovanni Cini of Siena, a painter during the mid 16th century; and Giovanni Battista Cina (1525 - c. 1586), an Italian Renaissance playwright at the court of the Medici in Florence. Enrico Cini, O.F.M. Conv. or Enrico Siculus (died...
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Sins migration to the United States +

Discovered in the immigration and passenger lists were a number of people bearing the name Sins:

Sins Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Peter Sins, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1900 1

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)