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Early Origins of the Tamburi family

The surname Tamburi 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. Tamburello (Tambass in Piedmont) is a court game invented in the northern provinces of Italy during the 16th century.

Early History of the Tamburi family

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Tamburi Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tamburi, Tamborino, Tamorine, Tambourine, Tamburelli, Tamburello, Tamburin, Tamburino, Tamburini, Tamburlini, Tamburo, Tamburri and many more.

Early Notables of the Tamburi family

Prominent among members of the family was

  • Tommaso Tamburini (1591-1675), an Italian Jesuit moral theologian who also used the name of R. P. Thoma Tamburino
  • Pietro Paolo Tamburini (1594-1621), an Italian painter of the Baroque period
  • Giovanni Maria Tamburini (fl. 1600s), an Italian painter of the Baroque period


United States Tamburi migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tamburi Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • J. Tamburi, who settled in New Orleans in 1838


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