The surname Ferraiuoli was first found in Padua (Italian: Padova, Latin: Patavium, Venetian: Padoa), an ancient Roman municipality founded in 215, that was devastated by Alaric in 409, and again by Attila the Hun in 459, after which it passed into the hands of the Lombards. The German emperor Frederick II, founded the famous Padova University there in 1221. 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.
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Early History of the Ferraiuoli family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ferraiuoli research. Another 121 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1661 and 1735 are included under the topic Early Ferraiuoli History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Ferraiuoli 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 Ferraiuoli include Ferraroli, Ferraioli, Ferraiolo, Ferraiulo, Ferrillo and many more.
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Early Notables of the Ferraiuoli family
Prominent among members of the family was
Nunzio Ferraiuoli (1661-1735), an Italian landscape painter of the Baroque period
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Migration of the Ferraiuoli family
An examination of many early immigration records reveals that people bearing the name Ferraiuoli arrived in North America very early: Domenico Ferraiolo, who came to New York, NY in 1893.
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