Foschini History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Foschini

What does the name Foschini mean?

The surname Foschini came from the personal name Fosco, which derives from the Latin word "fuscus," meaning "dark." It is likely that the name was used as a nickname for someone who had a dark complexion.

Early Origins of the Foschini family

The surname Foschini was first found in Bolgna (Latin: Bononia), the largest city and the capital of Emilia-Romagna Region. The famous University of Bolgna was founded in the 11th century, by the 13th century the student body was nearly 10,000. Dante and Petrarch studied there. Tisso was tried there for 1564 for writing satirical poems. Bologna naturally, is famous for its sausages. But many noted scholars were born there. 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 was in itself a family honor.

Early History of the Foschini family

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Foschini Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Foschi, Fuchi, Fusco, Foschini, Fuscoli, Fuschillo, Fuscconi, Fuscone, Foscari, Fosccarini, Foscarin, Foscato, Foschieri, Foski and many more.

Early Notables of the Foschini family

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Migration of the Foschini family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Nazzareno Foschi, who arrived on the S.S. Italia from Naples, arriving at Port of New York on 2 March 1913.

Contemporary Notables of the name Foschini (post 1700) +

Gerard Joseph Foschini (b. 1940), American telecommunications engineer for Bell Laboratories since 1961, recipient of the Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award (2002) and the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal (2008)
Sandro Foschini (b. 1988), Swiss football midfielder
Silvio Foschini (b. 1963), former Australian rules footballer
Matthew Foschini (b. 1990), Australian footballer