| ![Show Contents]() Campanazzi History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy Venice, one of the oldest and most beautiful island regions of Italy, is the esteemed birthplace of numerous prominent families, including the family that bears the surname Campanazzi. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adopt 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 Venice is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's givenname, names derived from occupations are also found. Occupational surnames, which are less common than other types of surnames in Italy, date back to the feudal era. However, under the Feudal System, occupational names did not become hereditary until the offices themselves became hereditary. It was only after an occupation was inherited by several generations in lineal descent that occupational names came to be applied to entire families, and so became a hereditary surname. The surname Campanazzi is a common occupational name for a person who worked on church bells. The name literally means "a small church-bell" or "the bell-ringer." Early Origins of the Campanazzi familyThe surname Campanazzi was first found in the city of Padua, with earliest records of this lineage dating back to 1081, when Patavino Campanati was a lawyer of the Sacred Palace, or "Sacro Palazzo" in Padua. Early History of the Campanazzi familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Campanazzi research. The years 1139, 1161, 1280, 1450, 1475, 1520, 1550, 1620, 1695, 1750, 1751, 1776, 1783, 1786, 1797, 1801, 1818, 1827 and 1830 are included under the topic Early Campanazzi History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Campanazzi Spelling VariationsThere are many variations of most of those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. Some of these come from regional differences, like the tradition of ending northern names in "o" and southern names in "i". Others come from inaccuracies in the recording process, which were extremely common in the eras before dictionaries standardized spelling. Some of the spelling variations of Campanazzi are Campana, Campani, Campanelli, Campanio, Campanino, Campanini, Campanale, Campanile, Campanili, Campanato, Campanati, Campanella, Campanazzi, Campanaro, Campanari and many more. Early Notables of the Campanazzi familyProminent among members of the family was - the Campana family of Gorizia, who were Counts; Cino Campana of Osimo was a prominent lawyer and judge; Federico Campana was a castle owner in the area around Ancona; Muzio Campana was a military comm...
Migration of the Campanazzi familyAn inquiry into the early roots of North American families reveals a number of immigrants bearing the name Campanazzi or a variant listed above: L. Campanio, who arrived in Mississippi in 1820 at the age of 30; and Lazaro Campanio, who settled in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1820 at the age of 30..
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