Gazzola History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Gazzola family
The surname Gazzola was first found in Bolgna (Latin: Bononia), the largest city and the capital of Emilia-Romagna Region. The famous University of Bolgna was founded in the 11th century, by the 13th century the student body was nearly 10,000. Dante and Petrarch studied there. Tisso was tried there for 1564 for writing satirical poems. Bologna naturally, is famous for its sausages. But many noted scholars were born there. 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 Gazzola family
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Gazzola Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Gazarain, Gazzari, Garzari, Garzoni, Garzaria, Gauzeran, Gauzeran, Gauceran, Gauceron, Jouserand and many more.
Early Notables of the Gazzola family
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Gazzola migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Gazzola Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- John Gazzola, who landed in Arkansas in 1884 1
- Angiolina Gazzola, aged 31, who immigrated to America from Cravo, in 1898
Gazzola Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
- Albina Gazzola, aged 24, who landed in America from Traro, in 1902
- Antonio Gazzola, aged 3, who landed in America from Bassano, Italy, in 1910
- Angelo Gazzola, aged 27, who landed in America from Muosolente, Italy, in 1911
- Adele Gazzola, aged 8, who settled in America from Travo, Italy, in 1911
- Albino Gazzola, aged 27, who immigrated to the United States from Riese Asolo, Italy, in 1912
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Contemporary Notables of the name Gazzola (post 1700) +
- Alessia Gazzola (b. 1982), Italian novelist
- Marcello Gazzola (b. 1985), Italian footballer
- Randy Gazzola (b. 1993), Canadian ice hockey defenceman
- John Mario Gazzola (b. 1957), Australian politician, President of the South Australian Legislative Council (2012-2014)
Citations +
- 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)