During the Middle Ages, Italians adopted the patronymic system of surname creation, as it complemented the prevailing Feudal System. In Italy the popularity of patronymic type of surname is also due to the fact that during the Christian era, people often named their children after saints and biblical figures. The surname Petrullo came ultimately from the personal name Pietro, or Peter, which is itself derived from the Greek word "petrus" meaning "rock."
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Early Origins of the Petrullo family
The surname Petrullo was first found in Southern Italy and in Sicily.
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Early History of the Petrullo family
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Petrullo Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Petrullo, Petrulla, Petrulli, Petrillo, Pitrelli and others.
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Early Notables of the Petrullo family
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Migration of the Petrullo family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Giovanni Petrullo, who arrived in America on March 22, 1880; Agnese Petrulli, who arrived in American on Dec. 20, 1886 aboard the "Cheribon".
Contemporary Notables of the name Petrullo (post 1700)
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Lynn A Petrullo, Assistant Professor of Biology at the College of New Rochelle, New York
Italy
