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Early Origins of the Pisani family

The surname Pisani was first found in Venezia where the Pisani family possessed the grand riches and estates since the year 905. 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 Pisani family

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Pisani Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pisano, Pisani, Pisanu, Pisa, Pisanelli, Pisaniello, Pisaneschi and many more.

Early Notables of the Pisani family

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Pisani Ranking

In the United States, the name Pisani is the 16,402nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


Pisani migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pisani Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Andrew Pisani, who settled in New York in 1815
Pisani Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Ada Pisani, aged 21, who landed in America from Leghorn, Italy, in 1908
  • Agostino Pisani, aged 28, who settled in America from Varese Ligure, Italy, in 1909
  • Agottino Pisani, aged 21, who immigrated to the United States from Narese Lig, Italy, in 1909
  • Almerinda Pisani, aged 1, who settled in America from Salerno, Italy, in 1911
  • Andrea Pisani, aged 26, who immigrated to the United States from Carrara, Italy, in 1911
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Pisani (post 1700) +

  • Bob Pisani, news correspondent for the financial news network CNBC
  • Elizabeth Pisani, American epidemiologist best known for her work on HIV/AIDS
  • Joseph Pisani (b. 1971), American artist, abstract painter, and designer, living in Switzerland
  • Joseph R. Pisani, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly, 1966-72; Member of New York State Senate 36th District, 1973-84 2
  • Vittore Pisani (1899-1990), Italian linguist
  • Sandra Pisani OAM (1959-2022), Australian field hockey player who played 85 international games for Australia and was the captain from 1985 to 1987
  • Carmelo Borg Pisani (1915-1942), Maltese nationalist and Fascist
  • Alfred Pisani (b. 1939), Maltese hotelier
  • Fernando Pisani (b. 1976), Canadian NHL professional ice hockey winger


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 21) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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