Show ContentsPedrotti History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Although the process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they were characterized by a profusion of patronymic surnames, derived from the father's given name. Pedrotti is of patronymic origin, derived from the personal name Pedro, from the Latin "Petrus," the Greek "Petros," and ultimately from the Aramaic "Kephas," from "kefa," meaning "stone" or "rock." As a personal name, versions of this name were extremely poplular due to devotion to Saint Peter, one of the Apostles.

Pedrotti Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pedrotti, Pedrottini, Pedroni, Pedranni and many more.


United States Pedrotti migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pedrotti Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Celeste Pedrotti, aged 20, who landed in America from Danebel, Italy, in 1908
  • Angelo Pedrotti, aged 35, who immigrated to the United States from Costandola, Italy, in 1910
  • Fierina Pedrotti, aged 3, who landed in America from Landrio, Italy, in 1915
  • Anna Pedrotti, aged 64, who settled in America from Trento, Italy, in 1919
  • Adele Pedrotti, aged 52, who landed in America from Avio Trento, Italy, in 1920
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Pedrotti (post 1700) +

  • Antonio Pedrotti (1901-1975), Italian conductor and composer
  • Carlo Pedrotti (1817-1893), Italian conductor, administrator and composer

USS Arizona
  • Mr. Francis James Pedrotti, American Private from Missouri, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 1


  1. Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html


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