Accorsi History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Accorsi family

The surname Accorsi was first found in Syracuse a city of Sicily, capital of the province of Sicily. It was an important Greek colony in 734 B.C. Much of its early history deals with the many conflicts for control of the port. There are many remains of this civilization. Claudius Marcellus stormed Syracuse for the Romans in 212. In 665 A.D Heraclius Constans fixed his capital there. It was destroyed by the Saracens in 878. 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, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Accorsi family

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Accorsi Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Corso, Corsi, Corsellini, Corseli, Corsello and many more.

Early Notables of the Accorsi family

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Migration of the Accorsi family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Usually arriving at Ellis Island they settled in the eastern seaboard principally in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

Contemporary Notables of the name Accorsi (post 1700) +

John "Jay" Accorsi Jr. (b. 1963), American former college football coach
Ernest William Accorsi Jr. (b. 1941), American former professional football executive
Stefano Lelio Beniamino Accorsi (b. 1971), Italian actor born in Bologna