Cavallin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Cavallin family

Early History of the Cavallin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cavallin 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 Cavallin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cavallin Spelling Variations

Italian 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 Cavallin 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 Cavallin family

Prominent among members of the family was

• Pietro Cavallini (1259-1344), a well known painter born in Rome in the 13th century
• Bernardo Cavallino (1616-1656), an Italian painter of the Baroque period, died during the plague epidemic in 1656
• Bernardo Cavallino, a painter in Naples in 1620

Migration of the Cavallin family

A search of the immigration and passenger lists has shown a number of people bearing the name Cavallin: 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.