Rizzi History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

Early Origins of the Rizzi family

The surname Rizzi was first found in various parts of Italy including early references in Emilia-Romagna, Venice, Bologna as well as in Lombardy and Tuscany. This name comes from the Italian word "ricco" meaning "curly." The name most likely referred to someone with curly hair.

Early History of the Rizzi family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rizzi research. The years 1255, 1470, 1516, 1532, 1533, 1542, 1552, 1566, 1567, 1576, 1580, 1605, 1606, 1610, 1619, 1654, 1659, 1675, 1676, 1682, 1715, 1730 and 1734 are included under the topic Early Rizzi History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rizzi Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rizzo, Ricci, Rizzi, Riccio, Rizza, Risso, Lo Riccio, Lo Rizzo, Lorizzo, La Riccia, La Rizza and many more.

Early Notables of the Rizzi family

Prominent among members of the family was

David Ricci or Rizzio (c. 1533-1566), who was very good friends with Mary, Queen of Scots

Rizzi Ranking

In the United States, the name Rizzi is the 11,161^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Rizzi is ranked the 5,871^st most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2

Rizzi migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rizzi Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joseph Rizzi, who arrived in Mississippi in 1859 3

Rizzi migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Rizzi Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Augustine Rizzi, aged 18, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Hudson" in 1879

Contemporary Notables of the name Rizzi (post 1700) +

James Rizzi (b. 1950), American artist
Luigi Rizzi (b. 1952), Italian linguist
Carlo Rizzi (b. 1960), Italian conductor
Jorge Ángel Livraga Rizzi (1930-1991), Argentine poet, novelist, philosopher, essayist, educator and lecturer

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)