Parrin Surname History

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Italy

Etymology of Parrin

What does the name Parrin mean?

The Parrin surname comes from the nickname "parrino" or the Sicilian form of "padrino," denoting a priest or any influential person who assumes the patronage and protection of a subordinate.

Early Origins of the Parrin family

The surname Parrin was first found in Messina (Sicilian: Missina; Latin: Messana), capital of the Italian province of Messina. Its history begins in 397 B.C. After a checkered history the Saracens took it in 831, and the Normans in 1061. It was host to the crusaders in 1190. Garibaldi landed in 1860 and it was the last city to be made a part of united Italy. 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 Parrin family

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Parrin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Parrino, Parrinello, Parrinelli, Parrinu, Patrinu, Padrino, Parri, Parrelli, Parrini, Parin and many more.

Early Notables of the Parrin family

Prominent among bearers of this surname in early times was

the Parrino family of Messina

Parrin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Parrin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Arthur Parrin, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1682 1

Sources +

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)