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Early Origins of the Versace family

The surname Versace was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France 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 Dijonnais 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.

Early History of the Versace family

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Versace Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Veirs, Vers, Veires, Fers, Fehrs, Feirs, Vehrs, Viers, Veirz, Feirz, Verz, Vair, Vairs, Veurs, Vayers, Vayres, Feuers, Veirz, Veurz and many more.

Early Notables of the Versace family

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Versace Ranking

In the United States, the name Versace is the 17,502nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Versace family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Andreas Fehr, who came to America in 1738; Christoph Vers, who settled in America in 1785; Joseph Veires, who settled in New York, NY in 1822; J. Fers, who settled in New Orleans in 1850.


Contemporary Notables of the name Versace (post 1700) +

  • Richard Patrick "Dick" Versace (b. 1940), American former basketball coach and executive from Fort Bragg, North Carolina
  • Captain Humbert Roque "Rocky" Versace (1937-1965), United States Army officer who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions while a prisoner of war (POW) during the Vietnam War
  • Alfredo Versace (b. 1969), Italian professional bridge player
  • Santo Domenico Versace (b. 1944), Italian businessman who is the president and co-chief executive officer of Gianni Versace SpA
  • Donatella Francesca Versace (b. 1955), Italian fashion designer and current vice president of the Versace Group
  • Giovanni Maria Versace (1946-1997), Italian fashion designer and founder of Versace, an international fashion house
  • Allegra Versace Beck (b. 1986), known as Allegra Versace, an Italian heiress and socialite


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/


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