Provenzal History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Provenzal

What does the name Provenzal mean?

The Provenzal surname was used as a name for someone from Provence, southern France.

Early Origins of the Provenzal family

The surname Provenzal was first found in Tuscany (Italian: Toscana), a region in central Italy, where a Provenzali family, of noble status, lived in the town of Lucca as early as the 13th century.

Early History of the Provenzal family

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Provenzal Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Provenza, Provenzale, Provenzali, Provenzal, Provana, Provenzano, Provenzani and many more.

Early Notables of the Provenzal family

Marcello Provenzale (1575-1639), Italian painter
Francesco Provenzali, a Sicilian government official, and Councillor to King Filippo II of Spain
Pompeo Provenzali, ambassador to Modena and Vienna, and later, minister to the Grand Duke of Tuscany
Francesco Provenzale (c.1626-1704) of Naples, a composer, and founder of the Neapolitan School of Opera
Nicol Provenzale, who was made a Baron in 1768 for his outstanding contributions to Sicilian society

Migration of the Provenzal family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: D. Provenza, age 31, who arrived in New York on July 29, 1885, aboard the "Olympia"; Domenico Provenzano, age 37, who arrived in America on July 14, 1886, aboard the Brittania.