Most Popular Italian Surnames — Mancini

Number 16 Italian Surname Mancini

Number 16 on the list of most popular Italian Surnames — Mancini.  Perhaps the best Known Mancini is Henry Mancini the US composer.  I have found conflicting data on the meaning some say left-handed some say ambidextrous as you see below in House of Names.  The Nobility of Naples lists the name as one of the most noble families in Rome going back to 990 AD.  They list branches in Sicily and Naples.  Several branches are listed in the Libro d’Oro  You can read more in the links below.   It’s very possible that you have noble roots if your last name is Mancini.

From the historical and enchanting Italian region of Tuscanyemerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Mancini family. During the Middle Ages, as populations grew and travel between regions became more frequent, the people of Tuscanyfound it necessary to adopt a second name to identify themselves and their families. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnameswas 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. Although the most common type of family name found in Tuscanyis the patronymicsurname, which is derived from the father’s given name, the nicknametype of surname is also frequently found. Nicknamesurnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The surname Mancini is a name for a person who was equally adept and skilled in the use of both hands. The name Mancini is derived from the Italian word mancino, which means one who is ambidextrous.  

Early Origins of the Mancini family

The surname Mancini was first found in Florence (Italian: Firenze), where the main branch of the family originates. Leonardo Mancini, was a bishop in Orvieto in 1295. Also noteworthy is Daccino Mancini, who was the ambassador to the Sicilian King in 1406 and then to the Pope in 1408. Around the same period, Giuseppe Mancini was the Archbishop of Siena, and about 400 years later, another Archbishop, this time of Cosenza, was Domenico Mancinelli. The Mancinelli family is known for being one of the oldest families in the city of Narni in the region of Umbria.

From House of Names

According to the Nobility of Naples the Mancini name originated in Rome.

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•  Geographical distributionAs of 2014, 66.2% of all known bearers of the surname Mancini were residents of Italy(frequency 1:805), 13.2% of the United States(1:23,932), 6.1% of Brazil(1:29,095), 5.1% of Argentina(1:7,358), 2.5% in Canada(1:12,751) and 1.9% of France(1:29,904).In Italy, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:805) in the following regions:In Argentina, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:7,358) in the following provinces:[1]  People  Antonio Mancini, Italian painter  Dominic Mancini, 15th-century traveler and author  Don Mancini, author of Child’s Play   Giulio Mancini, 17th-century physician, art collector and writer  Hannah Mancini, American singer who works and lives in Slovenia  Marie Anne Mancini, patroness of La Fontaine    Al Mancini, American actor, acting teacher and television writer  Robert Mancini, MTV News    Francesco Mancini (composer), 18th-century composer  Giovanni Battista Mancini, Italian voice teacher  Henry Mancini(1924–1994), Grammy-winning American composer and arranger  

  • 1. Molise(1:163)

  • 2. Marche(1:191)

  • 3. Lazio(1:225)

  • 4. Abruzzo(1:269)

  • 5. Umbria(1:269)

  • 6. Tuscany(1:385)

  • 1. Santa Fe Province(1:3,737)

  • 2. Buenos Aires(1:3,933)

  • 3. Río Negro Province(1:5,097)

  • 4. Buenos Aires Province(1:6,191)

  • 5. San Juan Province(1:6,430)

  • 6. Córdoba Province(1:7,258)

• Mancini family, Italian noble house

• Alessandro Mancini, Captain Regent of San Marino

• Ange Mancini, prefect of Martinique

• Giacomo Mancini, Italian politician

• Hortense Mancini(1646-1699), Duchess of Mazari

• Laura Mancini(1636 – 1657), mother of Louis Joseph, duc de Vendôme

• Olympia Mancini, lover of Louis XIV and mother of Eugene of Savoy

• Pasquale Stanislao Mancini, Italian politics

• From Wikipedia

Mancini Links

Mancini Link from Ancestry

Mancini Link from Forbears

Mancini Link from Nobility of Naples

Mancini Link from Libro d’Oro

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