| ![Show Contents]() Occhipinti History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy The name Occhipinti is derived from the Italian word "occhi," which means "eyes." It comes from a class of surnames known as Nickname surnames that usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. It is likely that the original bearer of the Occhipinti surname had distinctive eyes, or perhaps was known for having good eyesight. Early Origins of the Occhipinti familyThe surname Occhipinti was first found in Verona, capital city of the Italian province of Veneto. The earliest mention of this surname was in nearby Legnago, where Codrado Occhi di Cane was Governor in 1256. The ancient city of Verona 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. Early History of the Occhipinti familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Occhipinti research. Another 102 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1279, 1423 and 1759 are included under the topic Early Occhipinti History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Occhipinti Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Occhi, Occhiello, Occhillo, Occhini, Occhino, Occiuzzi, Occhioni, Occhillo, Occiuto, Occhiuti, Occhionero, Occhinegro and many more. Early Notables of the Occhipinti familyProminent among bearers of this family in early times was - Giuseppe Occhipinti of Sicily became Lord of the feudal territories of Corallo and Calamaro in 1759...
Occhipinti RankingIn the United States, the name Occhipinti is the 18,060th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 Migration of the Occhipinti familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: A. Occhineri, who arrived in New York on June 16; 1883; aboard the Castalia; Nicola Occhicone, who arrived at the port of New York Jun. 2; 1891; aboard the Cachemire.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Occhipinti (post 1700) | + |
- Leonardo Occhipinti (b. 1960), retired Italian professional footballer from Milan
- Maria Occhipinti (1921-1966), Italian anarcha-feminist
- Andrea Occhipinti (b. 1957), Italian actor and producer from Milan
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