Ventura History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

Early Origins of the Ventura family

The surname Ventura was first found in southern Italy. Though some variants of the name Ventura are found in northern Italy, as well. The surname Ventura is of nickname origin, derived from a personal or physical characteristic of the first person in this family. In this case, the name Ventura comes from the Italian "bonaventura," meaning "good luck" or "good fortune."

Early History of the Ventura family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ventura research. The years 1587, 1650 and 1710 are included under the topic Early Ventura History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ventura Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Venturi, Venturella, Venturelli, Venturin, Venturino, Venturini, Ventura, Venturoli, Tura, Turella, Turel and many more.

Early Notables of the Ventura family

Prominent among members of the family was

Roberto Ventura, Baron of Casanova, was appointed Chancellor to Charles I of Spain who was also Holy Roman Emperor...
Also, the Ventura family, from Bari and Lecce, and originally from the city of Salerno, were one of the most important feudal families of the area and lords of numerous domains at the end of the 13th...

Ventura Ranking

In the United States, the name Ventura is the 1,703^rd most popular surname with an estimated 17,409 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Ventura is ranked the 3,242^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 2

Ventura migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ventura Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Martin De Ventura, who arrived in America in 1814 3
Francisco Ventura, 35, who arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1854
Francisco Ventura, aged 35, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1854 3
Juan Victoriano Ventura, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860 3
Antonio Ventura, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Ventura migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ventura Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Ginlia Ventura, who arrived in Montreal in 1913 when she was only 7 years old, having crossed the ocean onboard the "SS Italia"

Contemporary Notables of the name Ventura (post 1700) +

Robin Ventura (b. 1967), American baseball player
Mario Ventura, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1940 4
Jesse Ventura (b. 1951), American politician, Mayor of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, 1991-94; Governor of Minnesota, 1999-2003. Professional wrestler; Actor, notably in film Predator 4
Simona Ventura (b. 1965), Italian TV hostess
Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano (1940-2021), better known as Johnny Ventura nicknamed El Caballo Negro, a Dominican singer and band leader of merengue and salsa
Henry Ventura (d. 2021), Venezuelan politician who served as a Deputy
Yordano Ventura Hernández (1991-2017), Dominican Major League Baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals; he was killed in a car crash
Óscar Francisco Razo Ventura (b. 1984), Mexican professional football defender
Zuenir Ventura (b. 1931), Brazilian journalist and writer
Yolanda Ventura (b. 1968), Spanish-born singer and actress
... (Another 2 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Ventura family +

Triangle Waist Company

Miss Nellie Ventura, American worker who was at Triangle Waist Company factory at the Asch building in Greenwich Village on the 25th March 1911 when fire broke out; she survived the fire by going down the fire escape 5

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (retrieved on 3rd August 2021.) Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire