Marcato History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Marcato

The distinguished surname Marcato can be traced back to the ancient and beautiful region of Venice. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent. 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. The most common type of family name found in the region of Venice is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name. During the Middle Ages, Italians adopted the patronymic system of name-making because it perfectly complemented the prevailing Feudal System. In Italy the popularity of patronymic type of surname is also due to the fact that during the Christian era, people often named their children after saints and biblical figures. The surname Marcato came from the personal name Marchino, which is derived from the Latin name Marcus.

Early Origins of the Marcato family

Early History of the Marcato family

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Marcato Spelling Variations

Enormous variation in spelling and form characterizes those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. This is caused by two main factors: regional tradition, and inaccuracies in the recording process. Before the last few hundred years, scribes spelled names according to their sounds. Spelling variations were the unsurprising result. The variations of Marcato include DeMarchi, DeMarchis, Marcantoni, Marcantonio, Marcat, Marcato, Marchel, Marchelli, Marchello, Marchet, Marchetiello, Marchetta, Marchetti, Marchi, Marchin, Marchini, Marchiol, Marchioli, Marchitelli, Marchitiello, Marchitto, Marco, Marcocci, Marcoccio, Marcoleoni, Marcolin, Marcolini, Marcolla, Marcolongo, Marcon, Marconati, Marconcini, Marcone, Marconi, Marcovic, Marcovich, Marcoz, Marcozzi, Marcucci, Marcuccio, Marcuzzi, Marcuzzo and many more.

Early Notables of the Marcato family

Prominent among members of the family was Girolamo Marchesi, a painter born in Cotignola around the year 1471. He was a painter and he was famous for the portraits which he painted of the famous people of his day. Among those he painted were Gaston Felix, a famous French general, Massamiliano Sforza, of the famous dynastic family, and Pope Paul III. Marco Marchetti (c. 1528-1588) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance or Mannerist period. Alessandro Marchetti (1633-1714), was an...
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Migration of the Marcato family

Immigrants bearing the name Marcato or a variant listed above include: Vicenzo Marchetti, who settled in Texas in 1911; Frank Marchetti, who arrived in Mississippi in 1875; Joseppe Marchi arrived in Indiana in 1839; Giacomo Marchioni settled in Allegheny in 1892.