Manware Family History & Genealogy

Summary

The name Manware is of Italian decent. The original name was Guerreggiante. It was legally changed in the USA in 1942 to Americanize it. The literal translation is Man of War, thus Manware. The Guerreggiante’s migrated from Italy to Connecticut, specifically in New Haven and Southington. Other family members migrated from Italy to South America as well.

History

The name Manware is of Italian decent. The original name was Guerreggiante. It was legally changed in the USA in 1942 to Americanize it. The literal translation is Man of War, thus Manware. The Guerreggiante’s migrated from Italy to the United States, Connecticut, specifically in New Haven and Southington, and South America.

Name Origin

Man of War, Belligerent, War Maker in the male tense

Spellings & Pronunciations

When the Guerreggiante’s came to America it was sometimes misspelled with and “i” in place of the middle and last “e” in the name.

Nationality & Ethnicity

Italy. Area of Potenza and Naples

Famous People named Manware

Luigi Guerreggiante is an important historical figure and is a distant relative of the Guerreggiante/ Manware Family. In 1860, Giuseppe Garibaldi (Italy’s George Washington) and his army of volunteers, The Redshirts, were advancing north after capturing Sicily in the famous “Expedition of the Thousand.”

On August 18, 1860, the people of Basilicata rose up against their government in support of Garibaldi. My Italian patriot ancestor, Luigi Guerreggiante, was one of those who gave his life for the unification of Italy. As some of you might know the family name “Manware” was Guerreggiante and legally changed by a branch of the family in the United States to the literal translation “Man of War,” thus Manware. Which is appropriate for the origins of this family name, War Makers.

Italy was officially proclaimed as a country on March 17, 1861, reuniting the Italian people for the first time since the fall of the Roman Empire almost 1,400 years before.

Luigi Guerreggiante’s contribution was significant enough that a plaque bears his name which is displayed on the Municipio Basilicata in Potenza, Italy today along with other Italian Patriots who played a major role and gave their lives for the unification of Italy

Early Manwares

These are the earliest records we have of the Manware family.