Passera History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

A variety of distinguished and notable names have emerged from the beautiful and historical Italian region of Tuscany, including the notable surname Passera. During the Middle Ages, as populations grew and travel between regions became more frequent, the people of Tuscany, who were originally known only by a single name, found it necessary to adopt a second name to identify themselves and their families. This process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries, but it was not completed until the modern era. The development of Italian hereditary surnames followed general principles and were characterized by derivatives from one's given name. The patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, was one of the most common name types found in the region of Tuscany. This system of name-making was widely used because it linked well with the existing Feudal System and during the Christian era, many people named their children after saints and biblical figures. The surname Passera would literally mean "the son of Paci" which is originally Latin in origin and means peace.

Early Origins of the Passera family

The surname Passera was first found in the town of Mugello, with the Passerini family who moved south to Florence in the 10th century. Terranova dei Passerini is a comune in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy about 50 kilometres (31 miles) southeast of Milan.

Early History of the Passera family

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Passera 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 Passera include Passarelli, Passarello, Passareli, Passarelo, Pasucci, Passucci, Pasino, Pasini, Passanini, Pasolini, Pasolino, Passaglia, Passana, Passano, Passani, Passari, Passarini, Passaro, Paselli, Pascucci, Passazi, Passega, Passera, Passeri, Passerini, Passeroni, Passerotti, Passetti, Passi, Passa, Passighetti, Pasella, Pasero, Pasetti, Pasi and many more.

Early Notables of the Passera family

Prominent among members of the family was Pietro di Giacomo Paselli, mayor of Perugia in 1440; Pope Innocenzo IV granted Guido Pasi of Rimini the position of Bishop of Nocera at this time; Filippo Pasini was a prominent archaeologist in Ferrara; Ottonello Pasini was considered to be one of the wisest men in Padua in the 14th century; of this Pasini family was also the famous Antonio Pasini, a doctor and poet whose best work is considered to be the Latin poem "Ferronia." Stefano Pasino was a 17th century composer and organist in Brescia and in 1651 became choirmaster and organist...
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Passera migration to the United States +

Discovered in the immigration and passenger lists were a number of people bearing the name Passera:

Passera Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Chiarina Passera, aged 0, who immigrated to America from Torino S. Paolo, in 1905
Antonio Passera, aged 9, who landed in America from Orzia, in 1907
Angela Passera, aged 34, who immigrated to the United States from Regalbuto, Sicily, in 1911
Elisa Passera, aged 6, who immigrated to the United States from Italy, in 1912
Francesco Passera, aged 17, who settled in America from Agra, Italy, in 1912
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