Piluso History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Piluso

From the historical and enchanting Italian region of Piedmont emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Piluso family. During the Middle Ages, as populations grew and travel between regions became more frequent, the people of Tuscany found it necessary to adopt a second name to identify themselves and their families. 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 common type of family name found in Piedmont is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, the nickname type of surname is also frequently found. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The surname Piluso is a name for an hirsute individual whose hair or beard was long and thick. The Italian surname Pelosi is derived from the word peloso, which means hirsute.

Early Origins of the Piluso family

Early History of the Piluso family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Piluso research. The years 1738 and 1795 are included under the topic Early Piluso History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Piluso Spelling Variations

There are many variations of most of those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. Some of these come from regional differences, like the tradition of ending northern names in "o" and southern names in "i". Others come from inaccuracies in the recording process, which were extremely common in the eras before dictionaries standardized spelling. Some of the spelling variations of Piluso are Pelosi, Pelusi, Peloso, Pelos, Peluso, Piluso, Pelosini, Pelosin, Pillosi, Pilloso, Piloso, Pelati, Pellati, Pilati and many more.

Early Notables of the Piluso family

Publio Pilati, who moved from Lombardy to Sicily for career reasons. Many of his descendants became prominent judges and lawyers in Sicily. In the 18th century this family inherited the title of Marquis della Gran Torre. Giuseppe-Antonio Pilati...
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Migration of the Piluso family

Research into various historical records has revealed some of first members of the Piluso family to immigrate North America: Agostino Pelosi, aged 25 who arrived at Ellis Island in 1895; Angelo Michele Pelosi, aged 19 who arrived at Ellis Island in 1895; and Antonio Pelosi aged 35 who arrived at Ellis Island in 1894..