Pezzini History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Pezzini

What does the name Pezzini mean?

The Pezzini surname is ultimately derived from the medieval Latin word "pecia," or "petia," meaning "piece," sometimes a piece of cloth, sometimes a silver coin. As a surname it is thought to have been taken on as a habitational name from any of numerous places so named, such as Pezzana, Piedmont. Some of these place names may be derived from the word "pez," which refers to a "scotch pine."

Early Origins of the Pezzini family

The surname Pezzini was first found in Verona where the Pezza family were listed amongst the nobility of that city. Variations of this name were also found early in the South: the del Pezzo family of Naples and Sorrento are first recorded in the twelfth century with Stanislao del Pezzo, in the year 1109. This family was granted the title of "marchesi di Civitaretenga."

Early History of the Pezzini family

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Pezzini Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pezzo, Pezza, Pezzini, Pezzani, Pezzetti and many more.

Early Notables of the Pezzini family

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Pezzini migration to the United States +

Pezzini Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Dominique Pezzini, who landed in Mobile County, Ala in 1855 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Pezzini (post 1700) +

Cristoforo Pezzini (1892-1987), Italian member of the Italian Christian Democracy, Senator from Lombardy (1948-1968)
Lucas Pezzini Leiva (b. 1987), known as Lucas or Lucas Leiva, a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Lazio
Lucas Pezzini Leiva (b. 1987), Brazilian football midfielder

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)