Cella History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France
Italy

Early Origins of the Cella family

The surname Cella was first found in Forez, a former province of France, now part of the modern Loire, the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme départements, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in this region and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived. They were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Cella family

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Cella Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cella, Celle, Cella, Celli, Cellari, Cellani, Cellesi, Cela, Celle, Celletti, Cellini, Cellucci, Cellini, Celles, Cellotto, Celloni, Cellurza, Cillurza and many more.

Early Notables of the Cella family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

the Cella family of Forez and Italy

Cella migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cella Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Petro Cella, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1878
Giovanni Cella, who arrived in Colorado in 1886 1
Agostino Cella, who arrived at Ellis Island, New York in 1896

Contemporary Notables of the name Cella (post 1700) +

Charles J. Cella (1936-2017), American President of Southern Real Estate and Financial Company, executive in the American Thoroughbred horse racing industry and a racehorse owner
Len Cella, American film actor and director
Giancarlo Cella (b. 1940), Italian professional football coach and a former player

Citations +

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)