Where did the name Simian come from? What is their coat of arms? When did the Simian family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

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Simian Coat of Arms and Name History

Simian

Origin Displayed: Italian

Origins Available: French, Italian

Spelling variations of this family name include: Simone, Simonelli, Simonetti, Simoni, Simioni, Desimone and many more.

First found in Trapani, anciently Drepanum, Sicily. Bearers of Simian or one of its spelling variations have been found throughout southern Italy, but particularily on the island of Sicily, and in the region of Campania.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: M. Simone, who arrived in Pennsylvania, sometime in the late 19th century, Giuseppe DeSimone, who arrived in New York in 1882 onboard the Orsola and Amalia DeSimone, a 19 year old girl who arrived in New York in 1888 on board the SS Letimbro.

Motto Translated: Armed Against The Enemy.

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RENAISSANCE

The Renaissance was a great rebirth of Classical art, literature, and science. It began in the Italian city-state of Florence in the 14th century and it was characterized by the spread of humanism and the beginning of objective scientific inquiry. Wealthy Florentine merchants and bankers such as the powerful Medici family, saw themselves as the heirs of the great figures of the ancient Roman Empire. Many of these families became the lavish patrons of artists and scholars in order to increase their own prestige and secure political power.