Bianca History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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From the historical and fascinating Italian region of Venice emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Bianca family. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adapt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they are characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. Although the most common type of family name found in the region of Venice is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, the nickname type of surname is also frequently found. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The surname Bianca came from a light-haired or light-complexioned person having derived from the Germanic word blank which means white.

Early Origins of the Bianca family

The surname Bianca was first found in northern Italy, in the modern territory of Emilia-Romagna. The earliest record of the Bianca family shows them in Bologna, where Martino Bianchi was a chancellor in 938 in Orvieto, one of the more prosperous cities of this time. Bianchi is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

Early History of the Bianca family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bianca research. Another 31 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1350, 1447, 1460, 1510, 1581, 1590, 1604, 1612, 1656, 1657, 1662, 1679, 1729, 1752 and 1810 are included under the topic Early Bianca History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bianca Spelling Variations

Surnames that originated in Italy are characterized by an enormous number of spelling variations. Some of these are derived from regional traditions and dialects. Northern names, for instance, often end in "o", while southern names tend to end in "i". Other variations come from the fact the medieval scribes tended to spell according to the sound of words, rather than any particular set of rules. The recorded variations of Bianca include Bianchs, Bianchis, Bianchiardi, Bianca, Biancani, Biancat, Biancato, Biancheda, Bianchedi, Bianchera, Biancheri, Bianchesi, Bianchessi, Bianchet, Bianchetti, Bianchetto, Bianchi, Bianchini, Bianchinotti, Bianciotti, Bianco, Biancoli, Biancolini, Bianconcini, Biancone, Bianconi, Biancotti, Biancotto, Biancucci, Blanc, Blanca, Blanco, DeBianchi, De Bianchi, Del Bianco, DelBianco, LaBianca, La Bianca and many more.

Early Notables of the Bianca family

Prominent among members of the family was Bianco da Siena, a religious poet and mystic born in Venice in 1350, who was also a composer of hymns; Francesco Ferrari Bianchi was born in Modena in 1460 and created dramatic religious paintings famous for their use of color; Isidoro Bianchi (1581-1662), was an Italian painter of the Baroque period; Bartolomeo Bianco (1590-1657), an Italian architect of the early Baroque; Francesco Bianchini (1662-1729), was an...
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Bianca migration to the United States +

An examination into the immigration and passenger lists has discovered a number of people bearing the name Bianca:

Bianca Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Assunta Bianca, aged 2, who landed in America, in 1905
Caterina Bianca, aged 15, who landed in America from Foya d'Agro, Messina, in 1909
Antonino Bianca, aged 21, who landed in America from Barrellona, Italy, in 1910
Antonius Bianca, aged 3, who immigrated to America from Sicily, in 1914
Bernamino Bianca, aged 23, who immigrated to the United States from Godega, Italy, in 1914
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Contemporary Notables of the name Bianca (post 1700) +

Bianca Maria Santana de Brito (b. 1984), Brazilian writer, researcher, journalist and teacher
Bianca Garavelli (1958-2021), Italian writer and literary critic
Bianca Beetson, Australian contemporary artist from Roma, Western Queensland
Bianca Del Rio (b. 1975), Stage name of Roy Haylock, an American actor, drag queen, insult comedian, and costume designer
Bianca Halstead (1965-2001), American rock musician, the bassist and lead singer of the bands Betty Blowtorch and Butt Trumpet
Bianca Gascoigne (b. 1986), British glamour model and television personality
Bianca Hammett (b. 1990), Australian synchronized swimmer at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Bianca Kappler (b. 1977), German long jumper at the 2004 Olympic Games
Bianca Rech (b. 1981), German footballer
Bianca Byington (b. 1966), Brazilian actress