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Early Origins of the Nazareth family

The surname Nazareth was first found in Italy. Nazareth has been found in almost every part of Italy, but in the north in particular. The spelling variations of the name which end in "i" are mostly from the north, while those that end in "o" are mostly from the south. The occurrences of the name in the south are mostly concentrated in Naples. The name comes from the town of Nazareth, where Jesus spent his youth. The name might have been given to someone who came from that town, but more likely it was an ornamental religious name, not directly related to the man who first bore it but rather a Biblical reference.

Early History of the Nazareth family

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Nazareth Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Nazari, Nazzari, Nazzaro, Nazaro, Nazarius and others.

Early Notables of the Nazareth family

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United States Nazareth migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Nazareth Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • James Nazareth, who arrived in Virginia in 1663 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Nazareth (post 1700) +

  • Sheldry Nazareth Sáez Bustavino (b. 1992), Panamanian model and beauty pageant contestant, winner of the Miss Panama 2011


  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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