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The surname Altier was first found in Rome (Italian: Roma), the capital of the Kingdom of Italy. Little can be said in the space available which would do justice to the history of this beautiful city. From 1000 B.C, its history is a book of life itself. The buildings, culture, arts, cathedrals, churches, museums galleries hold untold treasures unequalled anywhere else in the world. 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. Bearers of Altier made up the principal and most illustrious family d'Oriole e duchi di Monterano. They were Princes of Rome. The name comes from a German name, which has two possible origins; the second element is almost certainly from the word "haria," meaning "to practice," but the first element could be either "alda," meaning "old," or "ancient," or it could be "audha," meaning "power," or "riches."
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Altier research. Another 117 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1589, 1654 and 1676 are included under the topic Early Altier History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Altieri, Alterio, Autieri, Autiero, Ottieri, Ottiero, Uttieri, Uttiero and many more.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Francesco Altieri, who arrived in New York on board the Orsola in 1882; Domingo Altieri who went to Puerto Rico in 1816; Alfonso Altieri, aged 15, who arrived at Ellis Island from Alvignano, in 1898.