Show ContentsDinello History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

A variety of distinguished and notable names have emerged from the beautiful and historical Italian region of Tuscany, including the notable surname Dinello. During the Middle Ages, as populations grew and travel between regions became more frequent, the people of Tuscany, who were originally known only by a single name, found it necessary to adopt a second name to identify themselves and their families. This process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries, but it was not completed until the modern era. The development of Italian hereditary surnames followed general principles and were characterized by derivatives from one's given name. The patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, was one of the most common name types found in the region of Tuscany. This system of name-making was widely used because it linked well with the existing Feudal System and during the Christian era, many people named their children after saints and biblical figures. The surname Dinello came from the name Dino, which is in turn a pet form of many personal names with the ending "dino" or "dini."

Early Origins of the Dinello family

The surname Dinello was first found in Florence (Italian: Firenze), where records date back to the year 1283, when Taddeo Dini dedicated his life to the Catholic Church.

Early History of the Dinello family

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Dinello 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 Dinello include Dini, Dino, Dinelli, Dinello, and Dinissiaco. and others.

Early Notables of the Dinello family

Prominent among members of the family was Giovanni Dini, a Florentine politician during the 14th century. Pietro Dini was an ecclesiastic in Florence during the 16th century; Pietro di Agostino Dini...
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Migration of the Dinello family

In the immigration and passenger lists a number of early immigrants bearing the name Dinello were found: Abdo Dini, who arrived at Ellis Island from Saidneya, Turkey in 1914; Alberto Dini, aged 42, who arrived at Ellis Island in 1892; and Cemira Dini, aged 43, who arrived at Ellis Island in 1895..


Contemporary Notables of the name Dinello (post 1700) +

  • Gilbert J. DiNello (1935-1996), American politician, Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1996 [1]


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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