Most Popular Italian Surnames — Conti

Number 12 Italian Surname Conti

The surname Conti derives from the word “conte,” which is itself derived from the Latin comes “comitis,” which literally means companion and was then defined as a servant in the retinue of a king or emperor. The term “count” had already become defined as a high-ranking dignitary by the Middle Ages.  

Note from Italian Genealogy — Other sites explain that the name Conti is derived from the Latin Comptus meaning “order or control”

Early Origins of the Conti family

The surname Conti was first found in the cities of Ferrara, Venice, Milan, Pavia, Assisi, Bologna, and Padua. Contarini is one of the founding families of Veniceand one of the oldest families of the Italian Nobility. One of the oldest records of the family was Marco Aurelio Contarini, Roman Consul elected at Padua, took part in the third Consular Triumvirate of Rialto, from 425 to 426. From this early beginning, the family had a long list of positions of authority including: Marco Aurelio Contarini, one of 12 Tribunes who elected the first Doge in 697; Luigi Contarini, Procurator of San Marco in 864; Antonio Contarini, Procurator of San Marco in 865 and many more.

Early History of the Conti family  

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Conti research.Another 79 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1099, 1206, 1308, 1585, 1593, 1580, 1656, 1655, 1656, 1601, 1684, 1677, 1749, 1681 and 1760 are included under the topic Early Conti History in all our PDF Extended History productsand printed products wherever possible.

Conti Spelling Variations

Spelling variationsof this family name include: Conti, Conte, Cont, Cunto, Cunti, Contessa, Del Conte, Lo Conte, Loconte, Li Conti, Liconti, Contiello, Contini, Contino, Contìn, Contarelli, Contareno, Contarini, Contilli, Continelli, Continoli, Conticelli, Conticello, Conticini and many more.

Early Notables of the Conti family (pre 1700)  

Prominent among members of the family was Conte, Cardinal of Milan in 1099; Ardiccione and Bartolomeo Conte, Bishops in Modena and Novara, respectively; Bernardo Conte, “president” of Turin around this time; Federico Contarelli, head of the Guelph faction in Ferrara in 1206; Matteo Contarelli considered the wisest man in the law courts of the day; Alessandro Contareno brought his family to Ferrara from Venice1308, commencing a line of respected scientists, authors, and artists who brought prestige to Ferrara and to the Contareno name; the Contarini family in Venicewas considered one of the 12 top families in the noble class…

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Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 63.5% of all known bearers of the surname Contiwere residents of Italy(frequency 1:756), 11.8% of the United States(1:24,071), 9.2% of Brazil(1:17,439), 6.3% of Argentina(1:5,300), 2.5% of France(1:21,201) and 1.3% of the Philippines(1:58,961).

In Italy, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:756) in the following regions:

• 1. Tuscany(1:360)

• 2. Umbria(1:363)

• 3. Marche(1:370)

• 4. Lazio(1:412)

• 5. Emilia-Romagna(1:478)

• 6. Lombardy(1:531)

• 7. Sicily(1:624)

• 8. Liguria(1:628)

In Argentina, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:5,300) in the following provinces:[1]

• 1. Santa Fe Province(1:3,222)

• 2. Córdoba Province(1:3,292)

• 3. Buenos Aires(1:4,110)

• 4. Mendoza Province(1:4,201)

• 5. Buenos Aires Province(1:4,408)

• 6. La Pampa Province(1:4,731)

People

• The historical Conti di Segni, family

  • Andrea dei Conti(1240–1302), Italian Roman Catholic priest

  • Giovanni dei Conti di Segni(died 1213), Italian cardinal

  • Giovanni Conti (cardinal)(1414–1493), Italian cardinal

  • Francesco Conti (cardinal)(died 1521), Italian cardinal

  • Lotario dei Conti di Segni, Pope Innocent III(1160 or 1161 – 16 July 1216), Italian pope

  • Michelangelo Conti, Pope Innocent XIII(1655–1724), Italian pope

  • Ottaviano dei Conti di Segni(died 1234), Italian cardinal

  • Torquato Conti(1591–1636), 17th-century Italian military officer

  • Ugolino di Conti, Pope Gregory IX(c. 1145/70 – 22 August 1241), Italian pope

• a surname derived from the toponym Conty, France (cf. Princes of Conti)

  • Louis Armand II de Bourbon, prince de Conti, Prince of Conti from 1709–1727

• Antonio Schinella Conti(1677–1749), Italian historian, mathematician, philosopher and physicist

• Archbishop Mario Conti, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Glasgow

• Arnaldo Conti(1885–1919), Italian conductor of opera

• Augusto Conti [it](born 1905), Italian philosopher and educationist

• Bernardino de’ Conti(died 1525), Italian painter

• Francesco Bartolomeo Conti(1681–1732), Florentine composer

• Francesco Conti (painter)(1681–1760), Italian artist

• Gregorio Conti, birthname of antipope Victor IV

• Giacomo Conti (artist)(1813–1888), Italian painter

• Gioacchino Conti(1714–1761), 18th-century castrato singer

• Niccolò Da Conti, 15th-century Venetian merchant and explorer

• Rafael Conti(1746–1814), colonel in the Spanish Army

• Samuel Conti(1922-2018), United States federal judge

• Servílio Conti(1916–2014), an Italian Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church

• Stefano Conti, Italian 18th century merchant from Lucca

From Wikipedia

Conti Links

Conti Link from Ancestry

Conti Link from Forbears

#1 Russo

#2 Ferrari

#3 Esposito

#4 Bianchi

#5 Romano

#6 Columbo

#7 Ricci

#8 Marino

#9 Greco

#10 Bruno

#11 Gallo

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