Show ContentsGuglielmini History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The name Guglielmini came from the Latin personal name Guglielmo or Guilielmus, which is derived from the personal name William.

Early Origins of the Guglielmini family

The surname Guglielmini was first found in Pesaro, anciently Pisaurum, a city and seaport of the Marches and capital of the province of Pesaro and Urbino.

Early History of the Guglielmini family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Guglielmini research. Another 62 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1229, 1573, 1624, 1655, 1698, 1710 and 1793 are included under the topic Early Guglielmini History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Guglielmini Spelling Variations

In comparison with other European surnames, Italian surnames have a surprising number of forms. They reflect the regional variations and the many dialects of the Italian language, each with its own distinctive features. For example, in Northern Italy the typical Italian surname suffix is "i", whereas in Southern Italy it is "o". Additionally, spelling changes frequently occurred because medieval scribes and church officials often spelled names as they sounded rather than according to any specific spelling rules. The spelling variations in the name Guglielmini include Guglielmi, Guglielmo, Di Guglielmo, Guglielmelli, Guglielmetti, Guglielmini, Guglielmino, Guglielmotti, Guglielmucci, Guglielmoni, Guglielmone, Ghielmi, Gilelmi, Gelmi, Gelmo, Gelmetti and many more.

Early Notables of the Guglielmini family

Prominent among members of the family was

  • Domenico Guglielmini (1655 -1710), a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1698
  • another Alessandro Guglielmi was Governor of Spoleto and an ambassador to various courts around Italy. Pietro Telmoni Guglielmoni was a respected doctor in 1624 in Novara. Later individuals were Pietr...

Migration of the Guglielmini family

Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Guglielmini or a variant listed above: Fioravanti Gugliemi, who was Naturalized in West Virginia in 1898, Guiseppe Michael Guglielmo who was Naturalized in Iowa between the years 1866-1943, as well as Valentino Guglielmetti, who was Naturalized in Indiana between the years 1899-1900..


Contemporary Notables of the name Guglielmini (post 1700) +

  • Simone Guglielmini, American comic book artist, known for his work with Jay Faerber at Near Death comics
  • Giovanni Battista Guglielmini (1763-1817), Italian physicist, known for his work to demonstrate the Earth's rotation experimentally


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