Menguzzi History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Menguzzi familyThe surname Menguzzi was first found in at the foundations of Venice (Italian: Venezia), with the Minotto family. Early History of the Menguzzi familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Menguzzi research. The years 1203, 1265, 1300, 1450, 1550, 1575, 1655, 1722, 1765, 1769, 1808, 1848, 1863, 1864, 1873, 1876, 1881 and 1886 are included under the topic Early Menguzzi History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Menguzzi Spelling VariationsEnormous 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 Menguzzi 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 Menguzzi familyProminent 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... Migration of the Menguzzi familyImmigrants bearing the name Menguzzi or a variant listed above include: Augusta Minghelli, who arrived in America on July 2, 1884, aboard the "St. Germain;" Alessandro Minghetti, who arrived in America on Nov. 8, 1883, aboard the ".
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