Fragale History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Fragale family

The surname Fragale was first found in Cremona a city in Lombardy, capital of the province of Cremona. Founded by the Romans in 218 it has a checkered history. Virgil studied here. The finest building is the cathedral in the Lombard Romanesque style. It was started in 1107. There are many frescos from the 16th century. It was Austrian in 1814, but became a part of Italy in 1859. 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.

Early History of the Fragale family

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Fragale Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fraguela, Fraguier, Frager, Fragerolle, Fraganeschi, Fraggiani, Fragonard, Fraguier, Fragon and many more.

Early Notables of the Fragale family

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Fragale migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fragale Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Francesco Fragale, aged 48, who landed in America from Italy, in 1892
Antonino Fragale, aged 36, who immigrated to America from S. Pietro Cirano, Italy, in 1893
Eduardo Fragale, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1895
Agnino Fragale, aged 23, who immigrated to the United States, in 1896
Paul P Fragale, who arrived in Mississippi in 1899 1
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Fragale Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Domenick Fragale, who settled in New York in 1907
Calogera Fragale, aged 24, who immigrated to the United States from Montedoro, Sicily, in 1907
Francesco Fragale, aged 21, who immigrated to the United States from Casteltermini, Sicily, in 1907
Domenica Fragale, aged 16, who immigrated to the United States from Sciara, Palermo, in 1908
Jennie Fragale, who settled in Pennsylvania sometime between 1908 and 1921
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Contemporary Notables of the name Fragale (post 1700) +

Sarah Fragale, American actress, known for Max Magician and the Legend of the Rings (2002)
Jason Fragale, multiple award winning Australian American director and editor
Ronald A. "Ron" Fragale (b. 1950), American politician, Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
Alison R Fragale, Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior and Strategy Ph.D. Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Domenique Fragale (b. 1994), English actress born in Lincolnshire, known for The Nevers (2021-2022) and My Best Friend's Famous (2019)

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)