Cimino Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The surname Cimino is thought to be a local name; that is, a surname derived from a place-name where the original bearer once resided or held land. Often Italian local surnames bore the prefix "di," which signified emigration from one place to another, but did not necessarily denote nobility. The Cimino family most likely took on this surname from the city of Como, in Lombardy. The name Como is also thought to have been a shortened form of the name Giacomo, the Italian equivalent to James.

Cimino Early Origins

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The surname Cimino was first found in at Como, a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy, the administrative capital of the Province of Como. It was originally a Roman colony, was home to Bishop Saint Felix of Como (d. ca. 390 AD,) and later became an independent commune. The first of the name on record appears to be Elia Como of Padua province, who was the mayor of Castelbardo in 1489.

Cimino Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Como, Comi, Comello, Comelli, Comèl, Comellini, Comelini, Comellato, Comiti, Comitti, Comici, Cominazzo, Cuomo, Cometto, Cometti, Comino, Comini, Comotti, Comolli and many more.

Cimino Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cimino research. Another 71 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1601, 1507, 1550, 1606 and 1750 are included under the topic Early Cimino History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cimino Early Notables (pre 1700)

Prominent among bearers of this family in early times was Girolamo Comi, a painter born in Modena in 1507, whose works can still be seen today in London, Milan, and around Italy; Antonio Cometto and Domenico Benedetto Cometto, brothers and prominent architects from Ticino, around 1550; Leonardo...

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The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cimino Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Alfonso Cimino, aged 29, who landed in America from Racalmuto, Italy, in 1906
Andrea Cimino, aged 63, who settled in America from Ielsi, in 1906
Cimino, who emigrated to America from Cefalu, Sicily, in 1913
Angelo Cimino, aged 30, who emigrated to America from Carlopoli, Italy, in 1913
Agata Cimino, aged 22, who landed in America from Mistretta, Sicily, in 1921
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Contemporary Notables of the name Cimino (post 1700)

Michael Cimino (1939-2016), American film director, screenwriter, producer and author
James J. Cimino, American physician-scientist and biomedical informatician
T. Rafael Cimino (b. 1963), American novelist and screenwriter
Peter William Cimino (b. 1942), retired American professional baseball player
Victor Cimino Jr., American politician, Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from Milford, 1940, 1946, 1948 ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Leonardo Cimino (b. 1918), Italian film and television and stage actor

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Citations

^ The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

Other References

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Stiens, Robert E. Passenger list Italy to New York 1893 In Italian Genealogist. Torrance, CA: Augustan Society No 3, 1983. Print.
Bascapè, Giacomo and Marcello del Piazzo. Insegne e Simboli Araldica pubblica e privata medievale e moderna. Rome: 1983. Print.
Bongioanni, Angelo. Nomi e Cognomi. Saggio di Ricerche Etimologiche e Storiche. Torino: A. Forni, 1979. Print.
Di Crollalanza, G.B. Dizionario Storico-Blasonico Delle Famiglie Nobili e Notabili Italiane 3 volumes. Pisa. Print.
Di Crollalanza, Goffredo. Enciclopedia araldico cavalleresca Prontuario nobiliare. Pisa: Presso La Direzione Del Giorale Araldica , 1878. Print.
Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
Glazier, Ira A. and P. Williams Filby Edition. Italians to America. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. Print.
Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
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The Cimino Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Cimino Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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