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Grammatico Coat of Arms / Grammatico Family CrestThe Italian surname of GRAMMATICO was an occupational name 'the grammarian' a teacher of grammer. Many of the modern family names throughout Europe reflect the profession or occupation of their forbears in the Middle Ages and derive from the position held by their ancestors in the village, noble household or religious community in which they lived and worked. The addition of their profession to their birth name made it easier to identify individual tradesmen and craftsmen. As generations passed and families moved around, so the original identifying names developed into the corrupted but simpler versions that we recognise today. The origins of Italian surnames are not clear, and much work remains to be done on medieval Italian records. It seems that fixed bynames, in some cases hereditary, were in use in the Venetian Republic by the end of the 10th century. The typical Italian surname endings are 'i' and 'o', the former being characteristic of northern Italy. The singular form 'o' is more typical of southern Italy. The name was found in England at an early date and records of the name include William GRAMERY, who was documented in Wiltshire in the year 1273. Andrew le GRAMAYRE appears in York at the same time, and William le GRAMARY, was recorded during the reign of Edward III (1327-1377). During the 17th century surnames were brought to Britain, North America and southern Africa by French Huguenot exiles. The Huguenots were French Protestants, and in 1572 large numbers of them were massacred in Paris on the orders of Queen Catherine de'Medici. Many of the survivors sought refuge in England and elsewhere. Although the Edict of Nantes (1598) officially guaranteed religious toleration, persecution continued, and the Edict was revoked by Louis XIV in 1685. It was then the trickle of emigration became a flood. Many migrated to England, while others joined groups of Dutch Protestants settling around the Cape of Good Hope. Others sailed across the Atlantic to establish themselves in North America. Later instances of the name include Elizabeth, daughter of Johnathan GRAMMER, who was baptised at St. James's, Clerkenwell, London in the year 1647, and John, son of Jonathan GRAMMAR was christened at the same church in 1648. |
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