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Early Origins of the Lucio family

The surname Lucio was first found in Cremona a city in Lombardy, capital of the province of Cremona. Founded by the Romans in 218 it has a checkered history. Virgil studied here. The finest building is the cathedral in the Lombard Romanesque style. It was started in 1107. There are many frescos from the 16th century. It was Austrian in 1814, but became a part of Italy in 1859. 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. The Lugo family had been recorded in Cremona from the 14th century.

Early History of the Lucio family

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Lucio Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lugo, Luco, Lugio, Lucio and others.

Early Notables of the Lucio family

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Lucio Ranking

In the United States, the name Lucio is the 5,121st most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Lucio family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Anthony Luco, who settled in Virginia in 1637; Anthony Luco, who settled in Virginia in 1638; Anthony Luco, who arrived in Virginia in 1640; Jose Lugo, who arrived in California sometime between 1796 and 1802.


Contemporary Notables of the name Lucio (post 1700) +

  • Eddie III Lucio, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Texas State House of Representatives 38th District; Elected 2006; Elected unopposed 2008, 2010; Elected 2012; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2008 2
  • Eddie Lucio Jr., American Democratic Party politician, Member of Texas State Senate 27th District; Elected unopposed 1992; Elected 1994; Elected unopposed 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012 2
  • Lourdes Lucio, Spanish journalist
  • Armando Lucio Walle, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Texas State House of Representatives 140th District 3
  • Lucio Valle (1936-2022), Italian politician, member of the Christian Democracy party, Mayor of Frosinone from 1990 to 1992
  • Lucio D. San Pedro (1913-2002), Filipino composer and teacher who was proclaimed a National Artist of the Philippines for Music in 1991
  • Lucio Ceccarini (1930-2009), Italian bronze medalist water polo player at the 1952 Summer Olympics
  • Lucio Lombardo- Radice (1916-1982), Italian mathematician
  • Lucio Pulido (d. 1898), Venezuelan statesman and diplomat
  • Lucio Magri (1932-2011), Italian journalist and politician


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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