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Early Origins of the Belloni family

The surname Belloni was first found in the city of Verona, where earliest records are found in 1279 with Vivaldo and Filippo Bellanda, city councilors, and with the Bellani family who were well in known for their peace-making efforts. Jacobus de Belviso (c. 1270-1335) was an Italian jurist from Bologna.

Early History of the Belloni family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Belloni research. The years 1370, 1418, 1435, 1475, 1552, 1588, 1595, 1598, 1601, 1610, 1616, 1620, 1654, 1656, 1661, 1664, 1670, 1726, 1813 and 1820 are included under the topic Early Belloni History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Belloni Spelling Variations

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 Belloni include Belli, Bello, Bella, De Bello, De Belli, Debelli, De Bei, De Bellis, Di Bello, Lo Bello, Lobello, Lubello, Lubelli, La Bella, Labella, Bellavista, Bellido, Bellardi, Bellezza, Bellone, Bellarmini, Bellacati, Bellacera, Bellelli, Belleli, Belle, Belletti, Bellettini, Bellini, Bellino, Bellin, Belluzzi, Bellocci, Bellozzi, Bellotti, Belotti, Bellotto, Bellotta, Belloni, Bellacci, Bellaccini, Ballacchini, Bellazzi, Bellami, Bellemo, Bellen, Bellandi, Bellani, Bellano, Bellan, Bellardo, Bellasi, Bellati, Bellato, Belliato, Bellero, Belleri, Belleschi, Bellesi, Belligi, Bellisi, Bellugi, Belluschi, Belushi, Bellussi, Bellutti, Bellutta, Bellassai, Bellantonio, Bellantoni, Bellantone, Bellantuone, Bellocchio, Bellocchi, Bellebuono, Bellobuono, Bellabuono, Bellomo, Belluomo, Begliuomini and many more.

Early Notables of the Belloni family

Prominent among members of the family was

  • Gualtieri di Bellante, a Baron and castle owner in Abruzzo in the 13th century. Members of the Belloni family in Venice were noblemen, knights, military captains, and politicians around the same time...
  • Alvise Bellacati was a famous doctor in Padua. Giovanni Bellacera was Baron of Regalmigieri in 1418. Ottone Belloni was mayor of Asti, Forli, Siena, Lucca, Fano, and Fermo in the 15th century. Frances...
  • Ottavio Bellini was mayor of Bologna in the 17th century. Members of the Bellone family in Messina were made barons around this time. Members of the Belloni family were professors at the University of...

Migration of the Belloni family

Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the name Belloni or a variant listed above: Antonio Bello, who arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1779; Antonio Bella, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1785; and Gireham Bellavista who arrived in Philadelphia in 1860..


Contemporary Notables of the name Belloni (post 1700) +

  • Robert Clinton Belloni (1919-1999), American Democratic Party politician, Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lawyer; Chair of Coos County Democratic Party, 1957; Circuit Judge in Oregon, 1957-67; U.S. District Judge for Oregon, 1967-84; Took senior status 1984
  • Paul Belloni du Chaillu (1831-1903), American traveler


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