| ![Show Contents]() Cavalletto History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy The surname Cavalletto comes from the words "cavallaro," which means a horse dealer; or from "cavalieri," meaning a horseman, rider or knight. Early Origins of the Cavalletto familyThe surname Cavalletto was first found in at Ferrara, a city and comune in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara, one of the more prosperous cities at this early time. Records locate the Cavalieri family in Ferrara as early as the 9th century, when Giovanni Cavalieri defended his vast lands against the Venetians. Early History of the Cavalletto familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cavalletto research. The years 1259, 1344, 1450, 1454, 1500, 1508, 1550, 1590, 1602, 1616, 1620, 1656, 1676, 1684, 1735, 1761 and 1775 are included under the topic Early Cavalletto History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cavalletto Spelling VariationsItalian surnames come in far more variations than the names of most other nationalities. Regional traditions and dialects are a decisive factor in this characteristic. For example, northern names tend to end in "o", while southern in "i". Also important, but not unique to Italy, was the fact that before dictionaries and the printing press most scribes simply spelled words according to their sounds. The predictable result was an enormous number of spelling variations. The recorded spellings of Cavalletto include Cavalli, Cavallo, Cavalletti, Cavalletto, Cavallini, Cavallino, Cavallina, Cavallìn, Cavallucci, Cavalluccio, Cavalluzzi, Cavallotti, Cavallotto, Cavallone, Cavallacci, Cavallazzi, Cavallari, Cavallaro, Cavallàr, Cavalleri, Cavallero, Cavaleri, Cavalero, Cavalieri, Cavaliere and many more. Early Notables of the Cavalletto familyProminent among members of the family was - Giovanni Battista Cavalletto, a painter, sculptor, poet, and musician in Bologna around 1500
Migration of the Cavalletto familyA search of the immigration and passenger lists has shown a number of people bearing the name Cavalletto: Bartolomeo Cavallero, who arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1778 with his wife Maria and his six children; Diego, Antonio, Bartolomeo, Maria, Augustina, Andrea, and Louis Cavalli, who were all naturalized in Detroit in 1833.
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