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Early Origins of the Milanese family

The surname Milanese 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.

Early History of the Milanese family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Milanese research. Another 115 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1200, 1455, 1621, 1646, 1675, 1678 and 1749 are included under the topic Early Milanese History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Milanese Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Milani, Milano, Milan, Milanesi, Milanese, Milanzoli and many more.

Early Notables of the Milanese family

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Milanese migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Milanese Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • A. Milanese, who settled in New Orleans in 1860
  • A Milanese, aged 30, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1860 1
Milanese Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Angelo Raffaele Milanese, aged 22, who immigrated to the United States from Cervinara, Italy, in 1903
  • Enrico Milanese, aged 22, who landed in America from Cervinara, Italy, in 1909
  • Anna Milanese, aged 25, who landed in America from Cervinara, Italy, in 1910
  • Angelo Milanese, aged 25, who landed in America from Rocca S. Felice, Italy, in 1911
  • Carlo Milanese, aged 35, who immigrated to the United States from Castellato, Italy, in 1911
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Milanese (post 1700) +

  • Rob Milanese (b. 1980), American football wide receiver
  • Alessandro Milanese, Italian motorcycle speedway rider
  • Mauro Milanese (b. 1971), former Italian footballer


  1. 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)


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