| ![Show Contents]() Carusi History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy The surname Carusi is a common occupational name for a person who was an apprentice. The name can be traced back to the Old Italian word "caruso," which meant "a young apprentice." Early Origins of the Carusi familyThe surname Carusi was first found in Piacenza, anciently Placentia, a town of Emilia, capital of the province of Piancenza. It was founded as a Roman colony in 218 B.C before being occupied by Goths, Franks, and Lombards, before becoming a free city and part of the Lombard League in the 12th century. Pier Fortugno Caruso was a cavalier in 1026 in the service of Federigo II. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry. Early History of the Carusi familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Carusi research. Another 59 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1397, 1399, 1550, 1655, 1680, 1754, 1810 and 1822 are included under the topic Early Carusi History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Carusi 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 Carusi are Caruso, Carruso, Caruzo, Carruzo and others. Early Notables of the Carusi familyProminent among bearers of this surname in early times was the Caruso family of Piacenza. Early records show many bearers of the family name, including: Antonello Caruso, who was master of the feuds of Pulci, Lungarino, and Burgillusil; Placido Caruso, a senator and military captain in Sicily; Francesco Caruso of Avellino an author in circa 1550; Giovanni Battista Caruso of Palermo, member of the nobility and philosopher in 1680; and Luigi Caruso (1754-1822), well known composer and singer in Naples during the late 18th century. From the 19th century, notable bearers of the name include: Gaetano Caruso of...
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 Carusi migration to the United States | + |
An investigation of the immigration and passenger lists has revealed a number of people bearing the name Carusi:
Carusi Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Gaetano Carusi, who landed in America in 1809 1
- Gaetano Carusi, age 51 who settled in Philadelphia one year later
- Augustus Carusi who settled in Boston, Massachusetts in 1836
- Augustus Carusi, who landed in America in 1836 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Carusi (post 1700) | + |
- Enrico Carusi, Italian ecclesiastic of Chieti, who contributed enormously to the Vatican during the mid 20th century
- 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)
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Carusi migration to the United States 
