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The surname Buzzelli was first found in the city of Varese, where earliest records date back to 1277 with the Bizzozzeri family, who were nobility of the city.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Buzzelli research. The years 1530, 1550, 1561, 1565 and 1586 are included under the topic Early Buzzelli History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Italian surnames come in far more variations than the names of most other nationalities. Regional traditions and dialects are a decisive factor in this characteristic. For example, northern names tend to end in "o", while southern in "i". Also important, but not unique to Italy, was the fact that before dictionaries and the printing press most scribes simply spelled words according to their sounds. The predictable result was an enormous number of spelling variations. The recorded spellings of Buzzelli include Bizzarro, Bizarro, Bizzaro, Bizaro, Bizzarri, Bissari, Bizarri, Bizzari, Bizari, Bizzotto, Bizotto, Bizo, Bizzo, Bizoni, Bizzelli, Bizelli, Bizzi, Bizzoni, Bizozzeri, Bizzarini and many more.
Prominent among bearers of this family in early times was Tommaso Bizzocchi, chancellor of the Malatesti House in Rimini during the 15th century
Pietro Bizzarri, (1530?-1586?) born at Sassoferrato in Umbria, was a castle owner who committed himself to the church. He was also a famous author and dedicated his work entitled...
Another 51 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Buzzelli Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Buzzelli or a variant listed above: