Paiva History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• Italy

Early Origins of the Paiva family

The surname Paiva was first found in Piedmont (Italian: Piemonte, Piedmontese and Occitan: Piemont), a territorial division of northern Italy at the foot of the Alps consisting of the provinces of Alessandria, Cuneo, Novara and Turin. Later Aosta and Vercelli were added and still later, Asti. History is related back to 49 B.C. The house of Savoy rose in 1000 A.D. 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.

Important Dates for the Paiva family

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Paiva Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pavia, Pavesi, Pavesio, Pavese, Paiva, Pavio, Pavesa and many more.

Early Notables of the Paiva family (pre 1700)

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Paiva migration to the United States

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Paiva Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

• Jacome Paiva, who settled in Paraguay in 1564

Paiva Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Frank Caetano Paiva, who settled in California in 1887