Show ContentsOttoboni History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Ottoboni surname was created from the Germanic personal name Odo, or Otto. Oddi, is patronymic or plural form of the surname.

Early Origins of the Ottoboni family

The surname Ottoboni was first found in Perugia (Latin: Perusia), the capital city of the region of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the Tiber River, capital of the province of Perugia. Perusia took part in a rebellion in 295 B.C. and was reduced with the exceptions of the temples Vulcan and Juno. In the 9th century A.D the city was a papal territory but remained true to the Guelphs. Records are found in 1280, when Oddo Oddi was mayor of Parma. From this family came two more mayors in Parma: Ungaro in 1291 and Marolo in 1293. 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 Ottoboni family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ottoboni research. Another 92 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1450, 1526, 1540, 1567, 1646, 1667, 1710, 1740 and 1818 are included under the topic Early Ottoboni History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ottoboni Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Oddi, Oddo, Odda, Odi, Oddone, Oddoni, Odone, Otto, Oddini, Ottoni, Odino, Ottella, Ottobelli, Ottolino and many more.

Early Notables of the Ottoboni family

Prominent among members of the family was

  • Bartolomeo Oddone, Colonel and head of the troupes of Pope Clemente XI in Venice. Jacopo Odetti was a professor at the University of Pavia and was one of the first judges during the 17th century. Anto...

Migration of the Ottoboni family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Elis. Barbara Ottin, who arrived in America in 1743; Michael Odi, who came to America in 1771; C. Ottin, who came to Pennsylvania in 1805; Adalbert Otto, who settled in New York, NY in 1850.


Contemporary Notables of the name Ottoboni (post 1700) +

  • Victor Ottoboni, U.S. soccer goalkeeper who earned one cap with the U.S. national team
  • Antonio Ottoboni (1646-1710), father of Pietro Ottoboni (cardinal) Prince Antonio Ottoboni, a general of the papal army
  • Pietro Ottoboni (1667-1740), Italian cardinal and grandnephew of Pope Alexander VIII
  • Pietro Vito Ottoboni (1610-1691), Italian pope


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