The surname Farelli was first found in Messina (Sicilian: Missina; Latin: Messana), capital of the Italian province of Messina. Its history begins in 397 B.C. After a checkered history the Saracens took it in 831, and the Normans in 1061. It was host to the crusaders in 1190. Garibaldi landed in 1860 and it was the last city to be made a part of united Italy. 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.
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Early History of the Farelli family
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Farelli Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Farella, Faralla, Fardella, Farrella, Fadella and others.
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Early Notables of the Farelli family
Prominent among bearers of this surname in early times was
Giacomo Farelli (1629-1706), a Neapolitan painter, brought up under Andrea Vaccaro
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Migration of the Farelli family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Amedeo Fardella, aged 6, who arrived at Ellis Island from Palermo, Italy, in 1921; Andrea Fardella, aged 28, who arrived at Ellis Island from Longano, Italy, in 1911.
