Tous History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

Early Origins of the Tous family

The surname Tous was first found in Pisa a town in Tuscany, capital of the province of Pisa. Historically, Pisa in it's inter city war in 1003 with Lucca was forced into building its own navy. Then, under threat from the Saracens from Sicily, it found itself the aggressor against Calabria, Sicily and even in Africa. In 1062 their ships returned from Palermo laden with spoil. But with the Norman Conquest of Sicily they became less profitable. They continued considerable rivalry with Florence and Genoa. 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 Tous family

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Tous Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tosi, Tosoni, Tous, Toso, Tonso, Toselli, Tosetti, Tosini, Tosatti and many more.

Early Notables of the Tous family

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Tous migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tous Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Francisco Tous, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 1
Jose Tous, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860 1
Hinrich Tous, who settled in Scott Co. IA in 1871
Eva Tous, who arrived in New York, NY in 1885
Anna Tous, who settled in New York, NY in 1885
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Tous migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tous Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Jacob Tous, who arrived in Quebec in 1874
Gertrude Tous, who arrived in Quebec in 1874
Esabelle Tous, who settled in Quebec in 1874
Ang Tous, who settled in Quebec in 1874

Citations +

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)