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Early Origins of the Bartolo family

The surname Bartolo was first found in Florence (Italian: Firenze), where several bearers of the Bartolo family name played prominent roles in the affairs of that city from 1373 to 1473. There were several of the family ennobled. Bartolomeo Bartolini of Perugia was awarded the feudal domain of Biscina in 1499. Members of a family bearing the name Bartolini from Udine were admitted to the Noble Council of the city in 1516. Leonardo Bartolini was Archbishop of Pisa in 1518. Girolamo Bartolini was mayor of Sassuolo in 1576.

Early History of the Bartolo family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bartolo research. Another 49 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1346, 1427, 1503, 1537, 1572, 1606, 1608, 1615, 1656, 1657, 1667, 1670, 1680, 1685, 1700, 1709, 1725, 1777, 1813, 1850 and 1875 are included under the topic Early Bartolo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bartolo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bartaloni, Bartoloni, Bartolone, Bartolacci, Bartolaccini, Bartalena, Bartolena, Bartalesi, Bartocci, Bartozzi, Bortuzzi, Bortuzzo, Bortoli, Bortolo, Bortol, Bortul, Bortoletti, Bortoletto, Bortolini, Bortolino, Bortolin and many more.

Early Notables of the Bartolo family

Prominent among members of the family was

  • Erasmo Bartoli Filippino (Erasmo di Bartolo) (1606-1656), an Italian priest, composer, and teacher at the conservatories in Naples, he taught Giovanni Salvatore, he died in the Naples plague of 1656

Migration of the Bartolo family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Chretien Bortoli, who arrived in America on May 31, 1883 aboard the "Labrador," bound for Chicago; Mr. N. Bartoli, who arrived at New York May 28, 1884 aboard the ".


Contemporary Notables of the name Bartolo (post 1700) +

  • Sal Bartolo (1917-2002), American boxer, National Boxing Association featherweight champion (1944 through 1946)
  • Adolph Marion Bartolo (b. 1929), American director of Sugar Industry Technologists Inc. in Louisiana
  • Ernest P. Bartolo Jr., American politician, Mayor of Westover, West Virginia, 1977-78 1
  • Evarist Bartolo (b. 1953), Maltese politician within the Labour Party
  • Bartolo Pellegrino (d. 2019), Italian politician, Sicilian Regional Deputy
  • Bartolo Colon (b. 1973), Major League Baseball starting pitcher from Dominican Republic

HMS Royal Oak
  • John Bartolo (1911-1939), born in Valletta, Malta, Maltese Steward with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking 2


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  2. Ships hit by U-boats crew list HMS Royal Oak (08) - (Retrieved 2018 February, 9th) - retrieved from https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship68.html


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