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Early Origins of the Pinna family

The surname Pinna was first found in Bolgna (Latin: Bononia), the largest city and the capital of Emilia-Romagna Region. The famous University of Bolgna was founded in the 11th century, by the 13th century the student body was nearly 10,000. Dante and Petrarch studied there. Tisso was tried there for 1564 for writing satirical poems. Bologna naturally, is famous for its sausages. But many noted scholars were born there. 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 was in itself a family honor. The Pinelli-Walckenaer Atlas dated 1384 was in the possession of the Pinelli family of Venice for many years, until it was purchased in 1790 by the Baron Charles Athanase Walckenaer of Paris.

Early History of the Pinna family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pinna research. Another 109 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1359, 1535, 1575, 1601, 1640, 1680, 1745 and 1846 are included under the topic Early Pinna History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pinna Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pineiro, Pini, Pinelli, Pinello, Pinesso, Pinato, Pinna, Penna, Penniello, Pennarola, Pennino, Pani, Panello and many more.

Early Notables of the Pinna family

Prominent among members of the family was Francesco Orazio Olivieri della Penna (1680-1745), a Capuchin missionary to Tibet who became prefect of the Tibetan Mission. Gian Vincenzo Pinelli (1535-1601) was...
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Pinna Ranking

In France, the name Pinna is the 5,332nd most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1


Australia Pinna migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Pinna Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Henry Pinna, (b. 1835), aged 22, Cornish labourer departing from Plymouth on 28th March 1857 aboard the ship "Tudor" arriving in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 30th June 1857 2
  • Mrs. Mary A. Pinna, (b. 1834), aged 23, Cornish settler departing from Plymouth on 28th March 1857 aboard the ship "Tudor" arriving in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 30th June 1857 2


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_australia_victoria.pdf


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