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Early Origins of the Campione family

The surname Campione was first found in the city of Treviso, where earliest records date back to the year 1010, with Gerardo Campo.

Early History of the Campione family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Campione research. The years 1232, 1350, 1390, 1470, 1472, 1498, 1500, 1524, 1539, 1545, 1546, 1708, 1720, 1730, 1731, 1732, 1750, 1785, 1790 and 1816 are included under the topic Early Campione History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Campione Spelling Variations

There are many variations of most of those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. Some of these come from regional differences, like the tradition of ending northern names in "o" and southern names in "i". Others come from inaccuracies in the recording process, which were extremely common in the eras before dictionaries standardized spelling. Some of the spelling variations of Campione are Campo, Campi, Campus, Campora, Càmpora, Càmpori, Campoli, Campori, De Campora, De Càmpora, Campetti, Campdelli, Campedel, Campolo, Campone, Camponi, Campaccio, Campacci, Campasso, Campassi, Campazzo, Campazzi, Campai, Campari, Campèr, Camperotto, Campieri, Campeggi, Campese, Campesi, Campesani, Campesàn, Campesato, Campise, Campiani, Campigli, Camporese, Camporesi, Campobasso, Campobassi, Campobello, Campodonico, Campolmi, Campolongo, Campiglia, Campolonghi, Campolungo, Campione and many more.

Early Notables of the Campione family

Prominent among members of the family was

  • Aldrighetto Campo of Trento, who was the Bishop of the city in 1232; Bonino da Campione, an Italian sculptor in the Gothic style, active between 1350 and 1390; Galeazzo Campi was a famous painter in C...


United States Campione migration to the United States +

An inquiry into the early roots of North American families reveals a number of immigrants bearing the name Campione or a variant listed above:

Campione Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Antonio Campione, aged 15, who landed in America from Burgio, Italy, in 1906
  • Angelo Campione, aged 28, who landed in America from Calabritto, Italy, in 1907
  • Antonino Campione, aged 24, who immigrated to the United States from S. Gppe Tato, Sicily, in 1907
  • Carmela Campione, aged 38, who immigrated to America from Ribera, Italy, in 1909
  • Cristofaro Campione, aged 16, who landed in America from Valguarnera, Sicily, in 1910
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Campione (post 1700) +

  • Victor A. Campione, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960 (alternate), 1964; Member of New York Democratic State Committee, 1964 1
  • Bunny Campione, British antiques consultant, best known for appearance for over 20 years on the BBC television program Antiques Roadshow


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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