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Early Origins of the Bandinel family

The surname Bandinel was first found in Verona, a city in Venetia Italy capital of the province of Verona. This ancient city was the chief town of the Cenomani, a Gaulish tribe and became a Latin town in 89 B.C. It became part of Lombardy(568,) Frankish, Bartolmeo ruled and died in 1304. It is said to be the home of Romeo and Juliet. The city is rich in churches, museums, galleries, paintings, sculptures, statues and monuments. The cathedral was consecrated in 1187. 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 Bandinel family

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Bandinel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bandinielli, Bandelli, Bandelloni, Bandini, Bandono, Bandoni, Banditi and many more.

Early Notables of the Bandinel family (pre 1700)

Prominent among bearers of this family in early times was the Bandinelli family of Verona. Bartolomeo (Baccio) Bandinelli (circa 1493-1560) was a renowned Florentine sculptor and painter, who worked in the style of Michelangelo. Angelo Maria Bandini (1726-1800), also of Florence, was an author and...
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Migration of the Bandinel family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Bandi, who arrived in Somerset Co., PA in 1843; Jacob Bandi, who came to Allegheny Co., PA in 1851; Cathr. Banda, who settled in Baltimore in 1881.


Contemporary Notables of the name Bandinel (post 1700) +

  • James Bandinel (1783-1849), English writer on slavery, brother Bulkeley Bandinel, son of James Bandinel, a doctor of St. Peter's, Oxford [1]
  • Bulkeley Bandinel (1781-1861), English librarian of the Bodleian Library, born at Oxford 21 Feb. 1781, and was descended from an Italian family long settled in Jersey [1]


  1. Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 6 June 2019


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