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De luca Family Crest
De luca Family Crest
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Where did the Italian De luca family come from? What is the Italian De luca family crest and coat of arms? When did the De luca family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the De luca family history?

The distinguished surname De luca can be traced back to the ancient and beautiful region of Sicily, which is located off Southwestern Italy and incorporates the island of Sicily itself, the area of Naples, and the southern part of the Italian peninsula. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent. 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. The most common type of family name found in the region of Sicily is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name. During the Middle Ages, Italians adopted the patronymic system of name-making because it perfectly 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 De luca was derived from the Latin given name Lucas, which was also a form of the Greek name Loucas. During the Middle Ages, the name became popular due to St. Luke the Evangelist.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: DeLuca, Luca, Lucantoni, Lucarelli, Lucariello, Lucarini, Lucas, Lucatti, Lucattini, Lucca, Luccarini, Lucchelli, Lucchetta, Lucchetti, Lucchi, Lucchini, Lucco, Luchelli, Luchetta, Luchetti, Luchi, Luchini and many more.

First found in Barletta when Ludivico Luca was governor in 1340.


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Another 51 words(4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early De luca Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

De luca Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Juan DeLuca, who arrived in Dominican Republic in 1835
  • Alfonso DeLuca, aged 35, who settled in America from Castellemone di Italia, in 1898

De luca Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Angelina DeLuca, aged 5, who emigrated to the United States from Cerzeto, in 1900
  • Andrea DeLuca, aged 31, who emigrated to America from Arpaia, Italy, in 1907
  • Achille DeLuca, aged 25, who emigrated to the United States from Palermo, Sicily, in 1907
  • Angelo DeLuca, aged 18, who settled in America from Cagliacozzo, Aguola, in 1908
  • Albina DeLuca, aged 23, who settled in America from Mantsico, Italy, in 1910


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  • Michael DeLuca (b. 1965), American movie producer
  • Giorgio DeLuca, American businessman, one of the founders, along with Joel Dean and Jack Ceglic, of the gourmet grocery store Dean & DeLuca
  • George Benjamin DeLuca (1889-1983), American Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1955 to 1958
  • Rocco DeLuca, American musician
  • Fred DeLuca (b. 1948), American billionaire co-founder of the Subway franchise of sandwich restaurants


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The De luca Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The De luca Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 6 April 2013 at 03:34.

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