Parella Surname History

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Italy

Etymology of Parella

What does the name Parella mean?

The Parella surname comes from the nickname "parrino" or the Sicilian form of "padrino," denoting a priest or any influential person who assumes the patronage and protection of a subordinate.

Early Origins of the Parella family

The surname Parella 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 Parella family

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Parella Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Parrino, Parrinello, Parrinelli, Parrinu, Patrinu, Padrino, Parri, Parrelli, Parrini, Parin and many more.

Early Notables of the Parella family

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Parella migration to the United States +

Parella Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

T Parella, aged 25, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1854 1

Sources +

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)