Bizzi History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Bizzi 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.

Early History of the Bizzi family

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

Bizzi 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 Bizzi 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 Bizzi family

• Giovanni Bizzelli was a painter in 1550 whose works include some ceilings of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence; Marino Bizzi was an archpriest, an archbishop, and a prominent lawyer in Arbe in 1565