| ![Show Contents]() Morone History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy The Morone surname is a patronymic form of the personal name Moro. Early Origins of the Morone familyThe surname Morone was first found in Verona, a city in Venetia Italy capital of the province of Verona. This ancient city was the chief town of the Cenomani, a Gaulish tribe and became a Latin town in 89 B.C. It became part of Lombardy (568,) Frankish, Bartolmeo ruled and died in 1304. It is said to be the home of Romeo and Juliet. The city is rich in churches, museums, galleries, paintings, sculptures, statues and monuments. The cathedral was consecrated in 1187. 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, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry. The family name has traced its way from Verona to Genoa, then to Milan, and thence to Mercia in Spain and thence Tortosa and Mallorca. Early History of the Morone familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Morone research. Another 104 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1471, 1509, 1520, 1529, 1536, 1578, 1580, 1811 and 1924 are included under the topic Early Morone History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Morone 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 Morone include Moron, Moro, Morol, Moriles, Morona, Miron, Moroldi, Moroni, Moronati, Morrone, Morroni and many more. Early Notables of the Morone familyProminent among bearers of this family in early times was - Francesco Morone (1471-1529), Italian, Renaissance style painter, active in Verona
- Giovanni Morone (1509-1580), made a Bishop of Modena in 1529 and created Cardinal Morone in 1536 by Pope Paul III
Migration of the Morone familyDiscovered in the immigration and passenger lists were a number of people bearing the name Morone: Maria Moron, who settled in New Spain in 1575; Francisco Moron, who came to New Spain in 1575; Martin Miron, who came to Dominican Republic in 1588; Antoine Moron, who arrived in New Orleans in 1721.
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