Giusti History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

Early Origins of the Giusti family

The surname Giusti was first found in Saluzzo, a city of Piedmont in the province of Cunco. The old castle of the Maruises of Saluzzo built in 1142 is now a prison, There is a Gothic cathedral with the tombs of the marquises. The Casa Cavazza is notable and is the city museum. King Henry IV restored the marquisate in 1601. 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 Giusti family

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Giusti Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Justiniano, Guisiana, Guisiano, Giussani, Giussano, Giusiana, Giusiano, Justiano and many more.

Early Notables of the Giusti family

Antonio Giusti (1624-1705), an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Florence...

Giusti Ranking

the United States, the name Giusti is the 12,838^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Giusti is ranked the 9,331^st most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 2

Giusti migration to the United States +

Giusti Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jacob Giusti, who settled in Galveston, TX
Emilio Giusti, who settled in New York sometime between 1884 and 1915
Mario Giusti, who settled in New York sometime between 1884 and 1925
Tobia Giusti, who arrived in Illinois in 1894
Esmaelle Giusti, who settled in Illinois in 1894

Contemporary Notables of the name Giusti (post 1700) +

David John Giusti Jr. (1939-2026), American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who played from 1962 to 1977 for the Houston Colt .45's / Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics, and Chicago Cubs
Roberto Giusti (1953-1954), Venezuelan journalist

Historic Events for the Giusti family +

HMS Royal Oak

Ignazio Giusti (d. 1939), Maltese Leading Steward with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking 3

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Ships hit by U-boats crew list HMS Royal Oak (08) - (Retrieved 2018 February, 9th) - retrieved from https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship68.html