Parisi History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

From the ancient and beautiful Italian island of Sicily emerged a variety of distinguished names, including the notable surname Parisi. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they were characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. Although the most traditional type of family name found in the region of Sicily is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, local surnames are also found. Local names, which are the least frequent of the major types of surnames found in Italy, are derived from a place-name where the original bearer once resided or held land. Often Italian local surnames bore the prefix "di," which signifies emigration from one place to another, and does not necessarily denote nobility. The Parisi family lived in Sicily.

Early Origins of the Parisi family

The surname Parisi was first found in before the Norman invasion of the 10th and 11th centuries. Gualterio Parisio, who was Governor of Paris, France, arrived in Sicily with the Norman princes in 998.

Early History of the Parisi family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Parisi research. The years 1304, 1420, 1448, 1510, 1564, 1590, 1606 and 1656 are included under the topic Early Parisi History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Parisi Spelling Variations

Italian surnames come in far more variations than the names of most other nationalities. Regional traditions and dialects are a decisive factor in this characteristic. For example, northern names tend to end in "o", while southern in "i". Also important, but not unique to Italy, was the fact that before dictionaries and the printing press most scribes simply spelled words according to their sounds. The predictable result was an enormous number of spelling variations. The recorded spellings of Parisi include Parigi, Parisi, Parise, Pariso, Parisio, Paris, Parissi, Parisse, Parigini, Parisini, Parisotti, Parisotto, Parisetti, Parisani, Parisato and many more.

Early Notables of the Parisi family

Prominent among bearers of this surname in early times was

the Parisi family in Sicily was recognized as nobility in 6 cities and owned 6 large territories, thus the title of Baron. Alfonso Parigi the Younger (1606-1656), an Italian architect and scenographer

Parisi Ranking

In the United States, the name Parisi is the 5,526^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Parisi migration to the United States +

An examination of many early immigration records reveals that people bearing the name Parisi arrived in North America very early:

Parisi Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Adrian Parisi, aged 42, who arrived in Michigan in 1846-1856 2

Parisi Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Agostino Parisi, aged 30, who landed in America from Palermo, Italy, in 1909
Alberto Parisi, aged 24, who landed in America from Furnari, Messina, in 1909
Achelle Parisi, aged 34, who immigrated to the United States from Bovalino, Italy, in 1910
Alberto Parisi, aged 22, who settled in America from Fumari, Italy, in 1911
Agatriso Parisi, aged 30, who immigrated to the United States from Nizza Siente, Italy, in 1911
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Parisi (post 1700) +

Joseph E. Parisi (1913-1990), American politician, New York State Senator (1945-1948)
Joseph T. "Joe" Parisi (b. 1960), American politician, 5th Executive of Dane County (2011-)
Sabrina A. Parisi (b. 1980), Italian-American celebutante, television personality, socialite
Louis Parisi, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936 3
Leonard V. Parisi, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for New York, 1956 3
Joseph E. Parisi (1913-1990), American Republican politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1942; Member of New York State Senate 14th District, 1945-48 3
Joseph C. Parisi Jr., American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 2000 3
Helen R. Parisi, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for New York, 1956 3
Gaetano Parisi, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1944 3
Gaetano Parisi, American Republican politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Kings County 2nd District, 1904 3
... (Another 15 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html