| ![Show Contents]() Caraffa History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Caraffa familyThe surname Caraffa was first found in Naples, (Italian: Napoli, Latin: Neapolis) former capital of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in southern Italy; it is the chief city of the province of Naples. It shares with Instanbul the claim to be the most beautiful city in Europe. Naples has 237 Churches and 57 Chapels. The National Museum and other galleries contain riches in art and artifacts. 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 Caraffa familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Caraffa research. Another 120 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1430, 1476, 1480, 1511, 1538, 1540, 1555, 1559, 1561, 1564, 1565, 1581, 1585, 1591, 1615, 1626, 1633, 1649, 1655, 1677, 1680, 1690 and 1755 are included under the topic Early Caraffa History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Caraffa Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Caraffa, Caraffi, Caraffia, Carafi, Caraffas, Carafas, Caraffani and many more. Early Notables of the Caraffa family- Pier Luigi Caraga, Sr. (1581-1655), a cardinal of the Catholic Church, also a member of the Roman Curia; Oliviero Carafa (1430-1511), an Italian cardinal and diplomat uncle of Pope Paul IV; Giovanni P...
Migration of the Caraffa familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thomas Carabine, who arrived in New York, NY in 1816; Catherine Carabine, who settled in New York, NY in 1816; Edward Carabine, who came to St. John, N.B. in 1834.
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