Mecchi History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Mecchi family

The surname Mecchi was first found in at the foundations of Venice (Italian: Venezia), with the Minotto family.

Early History of the Mecchi family

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Mecchi 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 Mecchi include Menico, Menichi, Menech, Minico, Minichi, Menego, Meneghi, Menega, Menoga, Menoghi, Minigo, Menco, Menchi, Menci, Minco, Mengo, Menghi, Menga, Mingo, Minghi, Meni, Misotti, Minuziano, Mingoti, Menochio, Minelli, Minnelli, Menis, De Minico, Menichelli, Minichelli, Minichiello, Meneghelli, Meneghello, Meneghel, Menichini, Minichini, Minichino, Meneghini, Meniconi, Meneghino, Meneghin, Menicucci, Minicucci, Meneguzzi, Menoncini and many more.

Early Notables of the Mecchi family

Prominent among members of the family was Rosso Misotti, leader of the Ghibeline faction in Ferrara in 1203. Members of the Venetian Minotto family were brave soldiers: in 1265 Tommaso Minotto led the army against the Genoese forces; and in 1300 Marco Minotto was General of 37 ships which fought against the Greeks; Alessandro Minuziano was an editor and printer in Puglia in 1450 who printed the first edition of the collected works of Cicero; Giacomo Menochio was a prominent jurist...
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Mecchi migration to the United States +

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

Mecchi Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Giovanni Mecchi, aged 22, who immigrated to the United States, in 1894

Mecchi Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Tullio Mecchi, aged 22, who immigrated to the United States from Cartoceto, Italy, in 1911
Amadio Mecchi, aged 32, who landed in America from Nocchi, Italy, in 1912
Clorinda Mecchi, aged 40, who immigrated to America from Lucca, Italy, in 1913
Francesco Mecchi, aged 5, who landed in America from Piegaio, Italy, in 1913
Pietro Mecchi, aged 4, who landed in America from Piegaio, Italy, in 1913
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