Bizo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Bizo family

Early History of the Bizo family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bizo research. The years 1530, 1550, 1561, 1565 and 1586 are included under the topic Early Bizo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bizo 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 Bizo include Bizzarro, Bizarro, Bizzaro, Bizaro, Bizzarri, Bissari, Bizarri, Bizzari, Bizari, Bizzotto, Bizotto, Bizo, Bizzo, Bizoni, Bizzelli, Bizelli, Bizzi, Bizzoni, Bizozzeri, Bizzarini and many more.

Early Notables of the Bizo family

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 De Principe to Queen Elizabeth in 1561. The work is...
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Migration of the Bizo family

Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Bizo or a variant listed above: Nicholas Bizo, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1772.