Marcantonio History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

The distinguished surname Marcantonio can be traced back to the ancient and beautiful region of Venice. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they were characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. The most common type of family name found in the region of Venice is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name. During the Middle Ages, Italians adopted the patronymic system of name-making because it perfectly complemented the prevailing Feudal System. In Italy the popularity of patronymic type of surname is also due to the fact that during the Christian era, people often named their children after saints and biblical figures. The surname Marcantonio came from the personal name Marchino, which is derived from the Latin name Marcus.

Early Origins of the Marcantonio family

The surname Marcantonio was first found in Crema.

Early History of the Marcantonio family

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Marcantonio Spelling Variations

Enormous variation in spelling and form characterizes those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. This is caused by two main factors: regional tradition, and inaccuracies in the recording process. Before the last few hundred years, scribes spelled names according to their sounds. Spelling variations were the unsurprising result. The variations of Marcantonio include DeMarchi, DeMarchis, Marcantoni, Marcantonio, Marcat, Marcato, Marchel, Marchelli, Marchello, Marchet, Marchetiello, Marchetta, Marchetti, Marchi, Marchin, Marchini, Marchiol, Marchioli, Marchitelli, Marchitiello, Marchitto, Marco, Marcocci, Marcoccio, Marcoleoni, Marcolin, Marcolini, Marcolla, Marcolongo, Marcon, Marconati, Marconcini, Marcone, Marconi, Marcovic, Marcovich, Marcoz, Marcozzi, Marcucci, Marcuccio, Marcuzzi, Marcuzzo and many more.

Early Notables of the Marcantonio family

Prominent among members of the family was Girolamo Marchesi, a painter born in Cotignola around the year 1471. He was a painter and he was famous for the portraits which he painted of the famous people of his day. Among those he painted were Gaston Felix, a famous French general, Massamiliano Sforza...
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Marcantonio Ranking

In the United States, the name Marcantonio is the 14,248^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Marcantonio migration to the United States +

Immigrants bearing the name Marcantonio or a variant listed above include:

Marcantonio Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Angelo Marcantonio, aged 29, who immigrated to the United States from Simonsano, Italy, in 1911
Angelo Marcantonio, aged 28, who landed in America from Stucosano, Italy, in 1913
Adele Marcantonio, aged 22, who settled in America from Capianistelli, Italy, in 1914
Alterio Marcantonio, aged 17, who immigrated to America from Mausani, Italy, in 1914
Adelin Marcantonio, aged 31, who immigrated to the United States from Chieti, Italy, in 1916
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Contemporary Notables of the name Marcantonio (post 1700) +

Vito Anthony Marcantonio (1902-1954), American lawyer and democratic socialist politician
Vito Anthony Marcantonio (1902-1954), American politician, Representative from New York, 1935-37, 1939-51; Defeated, 1936, 1950; American Labor Candidate for Mayor of New York City, New York, 1949 2
Carmine Marcantonio (b. 1954), retired Canadian soccer player
Marcantonio Barbaro (1518-1595), Italian diplomat of the Republic of Venice
Marcantonio Franceschini (1648-1729), Italian painter of the Baroque period
Marcantonio Raimondi (1480-1534), Italian engraver

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html