Magnett History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Magnett family

The surname Magnett was first found in Bolgna (Latin: Bononia), the largest city and the capital of Emilia-Romagna Region. The famous University of Bolgna was founded in the 11th century, by the 13th century the student body was nearly 10,000. Dante and Petrarch studied there. Tisso was tried there for 1564 for writing satirical poems. Bologna naturally, is famous for its sausages. But many noted scholars were born there. 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 was in itself a family honor. They were found in 1228 in Bologna.

Early History of the Magnett family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Magnett research. Another 112 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1355, 1435, 1442, 1499 and 1572 are included under the topic Early Magnett History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Magnett Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Magno, Magnaguti, Magnano, Magni, Magnini, Magno and many more.

Early Notables of the Magnett family

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Magnett migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Magnett Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Charles Magnett, who landed in Maryland in 1637 1

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)