Izzo Family History & Genealogy
Izzo Last Name History & Origin
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IZZO Meaning: a nickname given to one thought to possess some of the characteristics of a snail; (or lizard ) dweller near a holm oak.
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Another source from Italy : Famiglia Izzo - Origine cognome Izzo - Scheda Araldica says
Storia, genealogica, araldica e stemma della famiglia: Izzo (Italia)
Title: Knights
Ancient bell family, which, to say the least to some historians, it
would be a branch of the noble family Rizzo, a descendant, in turn,
according to tradition, by Ritius Roman patricians, who, as a result
of the barbarian invasions, they took new home on the coast Coast,
where the branch originated in Naples. Anyway, leaving aside for a
moment the previous hypothesis, this family was, probably, decorated with knighthood, as a result of participation, characterized by
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Ezzo (c. 955 – 21 March 1034), sometimes called Ehrenfried, Count
Palatine of Lotharingia of the Ezzonen dynasty, brother-in-law of
Emperor Otto III, father of Queen Richeza of Poland and many other
illustrious children, is undoubtedly one of the most important figures
of the Rhenish History of his time.
Duden Dictionary Online says:
the name Izzy means Jew or Jewish
Izzy, the part of speech : Noun, masculine
Nach oben Synonyms to Izzy
Jew , Jewess
Nach oben Pronunciation
Emphasis: ITZIG
Nach oben Origin
after the male first names Isaac, Hebrew Yi??aq
Nach oben Grammar
the Izzy; Genitive: the Itzig, plural: the Itzige
In the alphabet, then
itzo
Name Origin
IZZO Meaning: a nickname given to one thought to possess some of the characteristics of a snail; (or lizard ) dweller near a holm oak.
Spellings & Pronunciations
Ezzo, Itzo
Nationality & Ethnicity
Naples, Italy
Famous People named Izzo
Ezzo (c. 955 – 21 March 1034), sometimes called Ehrenfried, Count
Palatine of Lotharingia of the Ezzonen dynasty, brother-in-law of
Emperor Otto III, father of Queen Richeza of Poland and many other
illustrious children, is undoubtedly one of the most important figures
of the Rhenish History of his time.
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From DOCUMENT NO. 195/39757, OCTOBER 31, 2014
The Family name Ezzo, Azzo and its variant Obizzo and Izzo derived from the Holy Roman Ezzonen dynasty.
1928 - 2003
of Syracuse, New York and
Scottsdale Arizona
1921 - 2006
of Naples, Italy and
Syracuse, New York USA
1898 - 1981
of Naples, Italy and
Syracuse, New York USA
1889-1973
of Syracuse, New York and
Scottsdale, Arizona
1937 - 2011
People in photo include: Daniel Izzo
People in photo include: Daniel Izzo
People in photo include: Daniel Izzo
IAbout 1950 my grandparents Michael and Anna Izzo and my Uncle John Izzo a US veteran, returned to Naples, Italy to sign over title to the family wrecked " palace " ( top left building I think ) , to his cousins in Italy. My grandpa and others said he was a prince because of his grandmother somehow. His father, Louis ( Luigo ) Izzo arrived in America about 1984 and my grandpa and his mom Frances arrived about 1903 after his brother and sister died of pneumonia.My grandpa also alomost died of that pneumonia but ask to have a lot of pepper , garlic and wine to fight the pneumonia and after a few days it worked. He didn't know about antibiotics then, but piperine in pepper , allicin in fresh garlic and the sulphur in wine barrels are antibiotics. )
Pond Street, Syracuse, NY
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Rizzo, Loizzo and Obizzo.
From Wikipedia Italy Quote:
EZZO: " Derived from a Germanic name Azzo, based on the element z ,
which originates debated; between the various hypotheses are:
ipocoristico of other names for the starting or for at-to-
derived from the element athal ("nobility", "seed")
derived from the element atta ("father")
derived from the root Ansuz ("god")
The name had a certain spread in Italy in the Middle Ages, when it was
carried by at least a dozen members of the House of Este. One of its
variants Germanic, Adso, is quite well known for being used by Umberto
Eco for his character of The Name of the Rose, Adso of Melk (whose
name was chosen by the similarity with Eco Watson. the same element
name also dates back to the Ezzelino, which is reported by some
sources as a variant of Azzo."
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Italian surnames derived from names
Nomi e cognomi - Saggio di ricerche e Storiche etimologiche
(Names and Surnames - Etymologies and an index of surnames)
It is a book written by Angelo Bongioanni in 1928. Bongioanni made a
very particular analysis about the origins of Italian surnames. He
thinks that the name is always derived from a patronymic (father's
name).
Some names are popular and traditional in some regions of Italy, but
are unknown in others.Many names have fallen into disuse, but survive
in the surnames, mainly the names of Germanic origin.
Izzo surname
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Surname izzo - Derived to the name Artieo - Search in the page Nº31 --
32 RESULTS:
Surname izzo - Derived to the name Guicciardo, Guiscardo - Search in
the page Nº131 RESULTS:
Surname izzo - Derived to the name Antonio - Search in the page Nº26
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Surname izzo - Derived to the name Federico - Search in the page Nº97 RESULTS:
Surname izzo - Derived to the name Garibaldo - Search in the page Nº109 RESULTS:
Surname izzo - Derived to the name Guido, Guidone, Guittone - Search
in the page Nº132 RESULTS:
Surname izzo - Derived to the name Maurizio - Search in the page Nº158 RESULTS:
Surname izzo - Derived to the name Obizzo, Opizio - Search in the page
Nº168 RESULTS:
Surname izzo - Derived to the name Ampelio - Search in the page Nº21 RESULTS:
Surname izzo - Derived to the name Autari - Search in the page Nº35
Ezzo surname
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Surname ezzo - Derived to the name Matteo, Mattia - Search in the page
Nº157 RESULTS:
Surname ezzo - Derived to the name Adalpreto (Ver Adalberto) - Search
in the page Nº5
Rizzo surname
RESULTS:
Surname rizzo - Derived to the name Artieo - Search in the page Nº31
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Surname rizzo - Derived to the name Federico - Search in the page Nº97 RESULTS:
Surname rizzo - Derived to the name Maurizio - Search in the page Nº158 RESULTS:
Surname rizzo - Derived to the name Autari - Search in the page Nº35