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Early Origins of the Giusto family

The surname Giusto 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 Giusto family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Giusto research. Another 105 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1425, 1450, 1624, 1640, 1705, 1735 and 1772 are included under the topic Early Giusto History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Giusto Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Giusto family

Prominent among members of the family was

  • Andrea di Giusto, also known as Andrea Manzini or Andrea di Giusto Manzini (fl. 1425-1450) was an Italian painter of a late-Gothic to early-Renaissance style in Tuscany...


United States Giusto migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Giusto Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Angelo Giusto, aged 30, originally from Italy, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Dante Alighieri" from Napoli, Italy 1
  • Giuseppa Giusto, aged 25, originally from Girgenti, Maro, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Argentina" from Palermo, Italy 1
  • Vincenzo Giusto, aged 22, originally from Acerra, Italy, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Argentina" from Napoli, Italy 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Giusto (post 1700) +

  • Matt Giusto (b. 1966), American track and field athlete who competed for the United States, running the 5,000 meters in the 1996 Olympics, the 1993 and 1994 USA National Champion at 5,000 meters
  • Michael Di Giusto (b. 1995), Italian weightlifter at the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships
  • Tempo Giusto (b. 1986), Finnish trance music DJ, producer and composer
  • Bellino Giusto Ghirard (1935-2013), French Roman Catholic bishop of Rodez, France (1991-2011)
  • Giusto Pio (1926-2017), Italian musician and songwriter
  • Giusto Catania (b. 1971), Italian politician and former Member of the European Parliament


  1. Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result


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