Show ContentsAglialoro History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Tuscany, one of the oldest and most beautiful island regions of Italy, is the esteemed birthplace of numerous prominent families, including the family that bears the surname Aglialoro. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for them to adopt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Aglialoro was a surname derived from the name of an occupation. The surname Aglialoro is a name for a a person who grew or sold garlic, from the Italian word "agliotti," which means garlic in Italian.

Early Origins of the Aglialoro family

The surname Aglialoro was first found in Pisa, where the main branch of the family originates with Tiburzio Agliata in the 14th century. Other branches of the family were also located in Milan, Piedmont, Cremona, Florence, Pisa and Sicily.

Early History of the Aglialoro family

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Aglialoro Spelling Variations

There are many variations of most of those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. Some of these come from regional differences, like the tradition of ending northern names in "o" and southern names in "i". Others come from inaccuracies in the recording process, which were extremely common in the eras before dictionaries standardized spelling. Some of the spelling variations of Aglialoro are Aglialoro, Agliani, Agliano, Agliardi, Agliarolo, Agliarublo, Agliata, Aglieri, Aglietta, Aglietti, Aglini, Aglio, Agli, Aglione, Aglioni, Agliotti, Agliotto, Agliozzi, Agliozzo and many more.

Early Notables of the Aglialoro family

Prominent among members of the family was some of the family who were found in Pisa and on the island of Sicily, where one Alliata family moved in the 14th century. In Sicily, Filippo Alliata was a prince. Serving under him were 32 barons, 4...
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United States Aglialoro migration to the United States +

The records on immigrants and ships' passengers show a number of people bearing the name Aglialoro:

Aglialoro Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Salvatore Aglialoro, aged 27, originally from Termini, who arrived in New York in 1893 aboard the ship "Iniziativa" from Palermo, Italy 1
Aglialoro Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Bartolomeo Aglialoro, aged 17, originally from Caccamo, Palermo, who arrived in New York in 1908 aboard the ship "Regina d'Italia" from Palermo, Italy 1
  • Giuseppe Aglialoro, aged 15, originally from Caccalo, Sicily, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Madonna" from Palermo, Italy 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Aglialoro (post 1700) +

  • John Aglialoro (b. 1943), American businessman and film producer, CEO of Cybex International, a fitness equipment manufacturer (1997-2016)


  1. Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result


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