Andrea History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France
Italy
England

The surname Andrea is a patronymic name, which is a type of hereditary surname. The surname Andrea is derived from the given name of a parent or more remote ancestor. The surname Andrea derived from the given name André, which derived from the Latin name Andreas, which means "courageous". 1

Early Origins of the Andrea family

The surname Andrea was first found in Provence, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.

During the Middle Ages several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contribution to the community in which they lived, and they were rewarded accordingly, thus rendering the name more illustrious. Several provinces claim to have been the seat of these great noble families, such as, Provence, Languedoc, Brittany, as well as, Lorraine, Auvergne, Normandy, Périgord, Dauphiné, and the City of Paris, to list a few.

Some of these families have a seat in two different provinces such as the André de Villerin, of Brittany and Provence, and the barons André of Dauphiné and Brittany. Some also trace the name to a small village called Andrest, in the Hautes Pyrénées. 1 There was also a "Seigneurie", or Lordship, of the same name created for the family of De Varignières, in the province of Normandy in 1463.

Early History of the Andrea family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Andrea research. Another 111 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1500, 1521, 1631, 1669, 1680, 1699, 1715, 1739, 1741, 1776 and 1785 are included under the topic Early Andrea History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Andrea Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: André, Andrée, Anddré, Anddrée, Amdré, Amdrée, Amddré, Amddrée, d'André, Andrea, Saint-André, St-André, Anddrea, Andé, Anddé, Andée, Anddée, Andrei, Anddrei, Andrey, Anddrey, Andret, Anddret, Andrai, Anddrai, Andray, Anddray, Andrais, Anddrais, Andraie and many more.

Early Notables of the Andrea family

Notable amongst the names at this time was

Bernard André or Andreas (fl. 1500), a French-born, poet and historian. He was a Frenchman by birth, being a native of Toulouse, but came to England together with, or shortly before, Henry VII, whose...

Andrea migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Andrea Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Christian Andrea, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1750 2
J Peter Andrea, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1751 2

Andrea Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Ventura Andrea, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1823 2
S Andrea, aged 28, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1838 2
Clara Andrea, aged 8, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1847 2
Max Andrea, aged 10, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1847 2
Pedro Andrea, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Andrea (post 1700) +

Joseph F. Andrea, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Wisconsin State Assembly, 1977-84; Member of Wisconsin State Senate, 1985-92 3
Johann Valentin Andreä (1586-1654), German theologian
Daniela Andrea Guajardo Cornejo (b. 1990), Chilean two-time silver and four-time bronze medalist road and track cyclist
Mario Andrea Rigoni (1948-2021), Italian writer and poet, professor of Italian literature at the University of Padua and was an editor of the works of Giacomo Leopardi and translated works by Emil Cioran
Miss Ashkhen Andrea Aviet B.E.M., British Campaigner against Domestic Abuse, was appointed Medallist of the British Empire Medal 29th December 2018 for services to Victims of Domestic Abuse 4
Francesco Andrea D'Amico (b. 1989), Italian football midfielder
Don Andrea Gallo (1928-2013), Italian presbyter, founder and leader of the community of San Benedetto al Porto of Genoa
Giovanni Andrea Casella, Italian painter active in the Baroque period
Franco Andrea Bonelli (1784-1830), Italian ornithologist, entomologist and collector
Giovanni Andrea Serrao (1731-1799), Italian intellectual and churchman of the Kingdom of Naples

Citations +

Dionne, N.-E., Origine Des Familles Canadiennes-Français. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1969. Print.
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
"Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62507, 28 December 2018 | London Gazette, The Gazette, Dec. 2018, www.thegazette.co.uk/honours-lists