| ![Show Contents]() Gallerano History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy From the historical and enchanting Italian region of Tuscany emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Gallerano family. During the Middle Ages, as populations grew and travel between regions became more frequent, the people of Tuscany found it necessary to adopt a second name to identify themselves and their families. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they were characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. Although the most common type of family name found in Tuscany is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, the nickname type of surname is also frequently found. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The surname Gallerano is a name for a person with some of the attributes associated with a bird, such as a fine voice or sexual prowess. The name, which was also very popular in Spain during the Middle Ages, is derived from the Latin word Gallus which means rooster. Early Origins of the Gallerano familyThe surname Gallerano was first found in northern Italy which today incorporates the provinces of Cremona, Brescia, Pisa and the city of Florence. The earliest records of the surname Gallerano date back to Florence, where the Galigai family can be traced to 1039. Early History of the Gallerano familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gallerano research. The years 1381, 1497, 1510, 1528, 1540, 1564, 1576, 1590, 1595, 1615, 1624, 1632, 1636, 1671, 1714, 1737, 1850 and 1868 are included under the topic Early Gallerano History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Gallerano Spelling VariationsSurnames that originated in Italy are characterized by an enormous number of spelling variations. Some of these are derived from regional traditions and dialects. Northern names, for instance, often end in "o", while southern names tend to end in "i". Other variations come from the fact the medieval scribes tended to spell according to the sound of words, rather than any particular set of rules. The recorded variations of Gallerano include Galli, Gallo, Gall, Gallis, Gallelli, Gallello, Galletti, Galigai, Gallico, Galelei, Galladei, Galeota, Galizzi, Gallego, Gallini, Gallino, Gallucci, Galluccio, Galluzzi, Gallus, Galliussi, Gallozzi, Gallotti, Galloni, Gallone, Gallarini and many more. Early Notables of the Gallerano familyProminent among members of the family was - Francesco Galeota, born in 1497 in Naples, who was a poet and a nobleman. Eighteen members of the Galilei family of Florence became priests between 1381 and 1528. Giulio Cesare la Galla (1576-1624), w...
Migration of the Gallerano familyIn the immigration and passenger lists were a number of people bearing the name Gallerano Domenico Gallo, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1836; Joseph Galli, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1878. Fortune Gallo, born in Torremaggiore in 1878, arrived in New York City at the age of 16 and founded the San Carlo Opera Company..
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