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The surname Albrizzi is a patronymic that came from the personal name "Alberico." The "i" suffix means "son or descendant of Alberico." This personal name in turn is derived from the Latin word "Albericus," meaning "elf king."
The surname Albrizzi was first found in Lombardy (Italian: Lombardia), in the city of Milan. It was in this city that one Alberico, who was a count, dedicated his life to the church. He lived in the 9th century.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Albrizzi research. Another 101 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1007, 1158, 1163, 1164, 1187, 1360, 1610 and 1670 are included under the topic Early Albrizzi History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Enormous variation in spelling and form characterizes those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. This is caused by two main factors: regional tradition, and inaccuracies in the recording process. Before the last few hundred years, scribes spelled names according to their sounds. Spelling variations were the unsurprising result. The variations of Albrizzi include Alberici, Alberico, Albericci, Alberighi, Albericone, Albericoni, Alberizzi, Alberigi, Albricci, Albrizi, Albrisi, Albrigio, Albrisio, Albrizzi and many more.
Prominent among bearers of this family in early times was Filippo Alberighi, who was a knight under Charlemagne; Gadaldo Alberici, who owned large amounts of land in 1360 around Piceno; Alessandro, Giuseppe, and Antonio Alberici were all senators in Venice around this time; the Alberico family of Bologna owned many towers in the city, and...
Another 54 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Albrizzi Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
The records on immigrants and ships' passengers show a number of people bearing the name Albrizzi: Abramo Alberici, who arrived at Ellis Island in 1907; Angelo Alberici, who arrived there in 1893; as did Ennio Alberici in1920; Gregorio Alberici, in 1896.