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Historical information

Surname came from Saint Davinus or Davino, from Armenia who arrived at Lucca, where dead in june 3rd,1050.:he re-converted some citizens of  Lucca to Catholicism and the citizens changed their surname. The grave is on the Saint Michele in "Foro" Church in Lucca.  The information may be also interpreted: Davini as "son of Davino", the latin declination or as derivation of the name David.  In caft , they are some other surnames  spelling : Davino (Naples area), Davin (very uncommon) , D'Avini (probably transcription error), D'Avino diffused in Naples - Campania area  (as reported in Cognomi italiani).

No confirmation were found, instead, about the "Cavalieri del Sovrano Militare Ordine di Malta"  (where Davizzi or Davici are found), even if  two different Hieraldic Institutes reported the informations,  or about Saint Pacificus (coming from Divini family,  San Severino Marche).  Moreover, the 15 october 1359  Agnolo Davini is reported ambassator at Anciso, between 1450 and 1480 Carlo "notaro"  in Cremona, in 1546 Antonio violin maker in Cremona, betwenn 1560 and 1590 Alessandro  notaro in Cremona,, in1561 Leonardo podestà of Tolentino and in 1658  Leone, capitan of arms in Rome,in 1700 Giacomo  notaro  in Cremona  (all informations from  'Istituto  Araldico'  and Cremona  need to be verified). 

The 1st march 1588 is  registered a contract of Giovanni e Domenico. 
In the XVI century an house-tower (Ca' dei Davino) is cited in the "Catasto di Monzuno"    (Bologna). 
In the 1652 born Giovanni Battista , after medician of the Duc of Modena. 
In the 1678 born, in Antraccoli, Paolino: till now is our oldest ancestry of an actual family  of Bill and Gregory , now in USA, and  from  which we have the coat of arm. 
In the 1720 Carlo,  Giacomo son,  was named "Conte" in Cremona, and in 1729 Giovanni,  Giacomo son,  is inscribed as Noble in Cremona, with his coat od arm . In the 1764, a  family is registered into the tax list of Prato. 
In the 1791, Angiolo Davini received 90 Liras as oldage pension. 
Confirmed information are available starting from the 1800 both from data present in the family that from data present in database available on internet or in library. 
For example Davini are present in the born, willing and dead from1808 and 1837 in    Toscana , in the Census of Lucca duchy (1823), in the Census of the  granduchy of Tuscany (1841) and  in the Como town census (1866-1936). 
In the 1848, the family of Prato of Giovanni and Giuseppe Davini is enclosed, with the act Deputazione sulla nobiltà e cittadinanza , in the Gold book of Nobilty, with  its coat ( stemma ) and tree. The information is confirmed by the same coat reported into  "Raccolta Ceramelli Papiani" in the Florence Italian State Archivie.
In the 1861-1864, Giovanni is the Major of  Prato , in 1861 Luigi  è co-director during exploration in Siena and Orbetello area, during 1895-1897 Francesco is secretary of "Fratellanza operaia di Botteghino" and Socrate was promoted from soldier to general , for militar honor in Macallè (1895), as reported in an newspaper article (1911) and in 2 books.
From the information sent from  the actual Davini family, the ancestry with the oldest date, in addition to Paolino, are my grand-grand-grand-grandfather Filippo   (Pisa, 1796), Gabriele (Antraccoli, 1798), Clemente (Lucca, 1828)   and  Roberto (Edolo, Brescia,1877); the other, reported in the page Genealogie , are Bernardino (1827), David Andrea (1835, the gran-gran father of David who writes a book in 2007), Bartolomeo (1850), Ottavio (Pisa, 1887),Alfredo (Vescovato, 1884), Attilio (Gadesco,1889), Alvaro (Prato, 1892).
From the end of  1800, starts the emigration: over 35 in Brazil ,instead over 100 Davini are  registered to be arrived  in New York    between 1890 and 1924, other34 in Argentina between 1882 and 1920, in France and in Scotland in census after the 1891 and in Norway  in 1900. Between 1907 and 1959,  10 Davini emigrated in Australia and in Venezuela.
Giuseppe is Parish in Brescia province (1925-1965). 
As regard  World Wars, 14 Italians Davini are dead or lost in the   WW1  (one buried in   France) and 2 French Davini , whereas 24 Davini were enrolled in US Army. Furthemore 9 died in the WW2:   4 of them are dead or lost in  Russian   during the War: as reported in Cargnacco    mausoleum near Udine. Further, during WW2 other 6 Davini dead ( a partisan, a fascist party leader   and  4 civils, 3 in San  Rossore  (PI)   and 1 in   Montale  (PT), and one prisoner in Australia; 6 Davini were enrolled un US Army. . In 1932, Persico Davini was acquitted as member of Comunist Party: he and other 12 Davini are reported in the "Casellario Politico centrale", a list of antifascist people. From 14 december 1943 to 11 april 1944 Delfo Davini was "Commissario" (as Mayor) in Sulmona. Tino Davini, from Brescia, was involved on returning dead soldiers from Russia.
Web sites or books  without information : Davini aren't  Garibaldini,  in the biographies of Italians in Perù, Canada (1000-1900), Brasile (1930-1983) . 
In the 1999 Davini are present in the phone list of Italy (in 127 communes), of    France ,  Belgium ,  UK , Suisse , USA , Brasil and in the 2001 in Argentine edAustralia .In the 2000, Mario have installed a Jubilee stone on the wall in his house.  
In 2007, a book about the history of  "DAVID ANDREW DAVINI, SR. and BERTHA LOUISE EPP DAVINI - A Family with a Profound Influence On the City of Cloverdale, California 1944-2004" was written by David A. Davini, Jr.

Staring from 2003 I collected all the info in a web site and in  2008, two Groups in Social networks: on Facebook (over 350 Davini present) with the Group COGNOME DAVINI (about 300 members) and on Oku with  FAMILIA DAVINI (about 40).

Enrico Davini, Italy             genealogiadavini.interfree.it             genealogiadavini@yahoo.it