Debartolo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

The Debartolo family can trace its noble origins to the Italian region of Piedmont. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adapt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they are characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. Although the most traditional type of family name found in the region of Piedmont is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, local surnames are also found. Local names, which are the least frequent of the major types of surnames found in Italy, are derived from a place-name where the original bearer once resided or held land. Often Italian local surnames bore the prefix "di," which signifies emigration from one place to another, but does not necessarily denote nobility. The Debartolo family lived in the city of Susa, west of Turin. The records date back to the 12th century, when the Bartolomei family were governors of San Giorgio.

Early Origins of the Debartolo family

The surname Debartolo was first found in the northern region of Piedmont, with earliest records showing the family in the city of Susa, which is located west of Turin. The records date back to the 12th century, when the Bartolomei family were governors of San Giorgio.

Early History of the Debartolo family

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Debartolo 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 Debartolo include Bartolomei, Bartolomeo, Bartolommeo, Bortolomei, Bartoccelli, Bartholazzi, Bortolomeo, Di Bartolomeo, Bartolomucci, Bartolomeoni, Bartolomeazzi, Bortolomeotti, Bortolomedi, Bartali, Bartalo, Bartoli, Bartolo, Vartolo, Bartole, De Bartolo, De Bartoli, De Bartalo, Bartolic, Bartolich, Bartarelli, Bartaletti, Bartoletti, Bartalini, Bartolini, Bartalucci, Bartolucci, Bartalotta, Bartolotti, Bartolozzi, Bartaloni, Bartoloni, Bartolone, Bartolacci, Bartolaccini, Bartalena, Bartolena, Bartalesi, Bartocci, Bartozzi, Bortuzzi, Bortuzzo, Bortoli, Bortolo, Bortol, Bortul, Bortoletti, Bortoletto, Bortolini, Bortolino, Bortolin, Bortulin, Bortolucci, Bortoluzzi, Bortoluz, Bortolussi, Bortolotti, Bortolot, Bortolozzi, Bortolossi, Bortoloni, Bortolon, Bortolazzi, Bortolani, Bortolan, Bortolato, Bortolutti, Bort, Bortot and many more.

Early Notables of the Debartolo family (pre 1700)

Prominent among members of the family was the Bartoli family of Siena, who were recognized as nobility; the Bartoli family of Velletri was involved in the government in 1346; Carlo d'Agnolino Bartoli was an ambassador for the republic, was elected director of the hospital in Siena around 1425, and was Bishop of Siena in 1427; Jacopo Bartoli was a military captain of the Sienese army in Brescia; the Bartoli family of Florence, of whom 11 members became priests; the Bartoccelli family arrived in Sicily from Spain in 1537; the Bartolini family in Udine was recognized as nobility; Girolamo...
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Debartolo migration to the United States +

Some of the first North American settlers with Debartolo name or one of its variants:

Debartolo Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Caterina De Bartolo, aged 40, originally from Marano March., Italy, who arrived in New York, N. Y. in 1919 aboard the ship "Patria" from Naples, Italy [1]
Giuseppe De Bartolo, aged 28, originally from Messina, Italy, who arrived in New York City, New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Giuseppe Verdi" from Napoli, Italy [2]
Eugenio De Bartolo, aged 16, originally from Rende, Cosenza, Italy, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Madonna" from Naples, Italy [3]
Eugenio DeBartolo, aged 26, originally from Castrolibero, Italy, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Patria" from Naples, Italy [4]
Giuseppe De Bartolo, aged 17, originally from Rende, Italy, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Canada" from Naples, Italy [5]
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Contemporary Notables of the name Debartolo (post 1700) +

Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. (1909-1994), American developer of shopping centers, one of Forbes magazine's first list of "richest Americans," recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Tiffanie DeBartolo (b. 1970), American novelist, daughter of Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr
Dick DeBartolo (b. 1945), American writer for Mad Magazine
Gavin DeBartolo (b. 1982), Australian rugby player
Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. (b. 1946), former owner of the San Francisco 49ers football team, son of Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr

Citations +

"New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6QW-M3K : 6 December 2014), Caterina De Bartolo, 23 Dec 1919; citing departure port Naples, arrival port New York, N. Y., ship name Patria, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6HD-GPB : 6 December 2014), Giuseppe De Bartolo, 17 Dec 1920; citing departure port Napoli, arrival port New York City, New York, New York, ship name Giuseppe Verdi, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6HK-13K : 6 December 2014), Eugenio De Bartolo, 07 Jan 1920; citing departure port Naples, arrival port New York, ship name Madonna, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6HY-324 : 6 December 2014), Eugenio DeBartolo, 14 Apr 1920; citing departure port Naples, arrival port New York, ship name Patria, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J68D-GW5 : 6 December 2014), Giuseppe De Bartolo, 03 May 1920; citing departure port Naples, arrival port New York, ship name Canada, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).