Giancarlo Surname History

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Early Origins of the Giancarlo family

The surname Giancarlo was first found in Florence (Italian: Firenze), originally the capital of Tuscany, then capital of the kingdom of Italy. On the River Arno there are numerous Florentine Churches, Museums, Galleries. It dates back to 313 A.D. The history is complex and turbulent. The de' Medici family are the notables. They were expelled in 1494 but they returned in 1512, out in 1527 and then returned. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Giancarlo family

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Giancarlo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Giammetta, Giammatteo, Giacomello, Giocomollo, Giomacolla, Giacometti, Giamitti, Giampaola and many more.

Early Notables of the Giancarlo family

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Migration of the Giancarlo family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Angelo Giancola, aged 22, who arrived at Ellis Island from Limasano, Italy, in 1912; Angelo Giancola, aged 33, who arrived at Ellis Island from Limosano, Italy, in 1923.

Contemporary Notables of the name Giancarlo (post 1700) +

Giancarlo Tesini (1929-2023), Italian Christian Democracy politician and sports director, Minister of Transport (1992-1993)
Giancarlo "Carlo" Galli (1931-2022), Italian footballer who played as a striker (1949-1966)
Giancarlo Gallesi (1932-2022), Italian professional football player and manager
Giancarlo Amadeo (1934-2021), Italian professional football player and coach
Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito (b. 1958), Italian-American actor best known for portraying Gus Fring in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad and the prequel series Better Call Saul, for which he won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and earned three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Other roles like The Mandalorian which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination
Giancarlo Santi (1939-2021), Italian filmmaker from Rome
Giancarlo Ghirardi (1935-2018), Italian physicist and emeritus professor of theoretical physics at the University of Trieste
Giancarlo Cecconi (b. 1935), Italian sport shooter who competed in the 50 metre running target event at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Giancarlo Minardi (b. 1947), Italian founder and former Managing Director of the now-defunct Minardi Formula One team
Giancarlo Galan (b. 1956), Italian politician, 7th President of Veneto (1995-2010)