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Early Origins of the Santelli family

The surname Santelli was first found in Lucca, a city and comune in Tuscany, capital of the province of Lucca and where Bascilican type churches abound. The history commences in 218 B.C., and passed through many hands in the intervening centuries. Many notable scholars and prelates lived here. The cathedral of St Martin was begun in 1060 by Bishop Anselm, later Pope Alexander II. It has many museums and galleries. 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 was in itself a family honor.

Early History of the Santelli family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Santelli research. Another 184 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1328, 1359, 1444, 1466, 1470, 1474, 1484, 1503 and 1817 are included under the topic Early Santelli History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Santelli Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Sandali, Sandei, Sandelo, Sandelious, Sandi, Santali, Santelo, Santello, Santelio, Sandelli and many more.

Early Notables of the Santelli family

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Migration of the Santelli family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Francisco Sandino, who settled in Veragua in 1535; Geronimo Sandi, who settled in Peru in 1591; Vicente Sandino, who came to Louisiana in 1779; Maria Sandino, who settled in New Orleans in 1779.


Contemporary Notables of the name Santelli (post 1700) +

  • Rick Santelli (b. 1953), American on-air editor for the CNBC Business News network
  • Jole Santelli (1968-2020), Italian politician, member of the centre-right party Forza Italia, President of Calabria in 2020
  • Italo Santelli (1866-1945), Italian Olympic fencer who won gold and silver in 1900 and 1920 games 1


  1. Athletes - Famous Olympic Athletes, Medalists, Sports Heroes. (Retrieved 2011, May 16) Italo Santelli. Retrieved from http://www.olympic.org/content/olympic-athletes/generic-athlete-page/?athleteid=58655


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