Show ContentsCavallini History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Cavallini comes from the words "cavallaro," which means a horse dealer; or from "cavalieri," meaning a horseman, rider or knight.

Early Origins of the Cavallini family

The surname Cavallini 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 Cavallini family

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

Cavallini 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 Cavallini 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 Cavallini family

Prominent among members of the family was

  • Pietro Cavallini (1259-1344), a well known painter born in Rome in the 13th century

Migration of the Cavallini family

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


Contemporary Notables of the name Cavallini (post 1700) +

  • Gino J. Cavallini (b. 1962), retired Canadian NHL ice hockey forward
  • Paul Edward Cavallini (b. 1965), retired Canadian NHL ice hockey defenceman
  • Filippo Cavallini (b. 1978), Italian bass player
  • Fernando Cavallini (1893-1976), Italian fencer at the 1912 Summer Olympics
  • Emilio Cavallini (b. 1945), Italian fashion designer
  • Ernesto Cavallini (1807-1874), Italian clarinetist and composer, born in Milan
  • Eugenio Cavallini (1806-1881), Italian conductor, composer, violinist, and violist
  • Lucas Cavallini (b. 1992), Canadian soccer player


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