Galluzzo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

From the historical and enchanting Italian region of Tuscany emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Galluzzo family. During the Middle Ages, as populations grew and travel between regions became more frequent, the people of Tuscany found it necessary to adopt a second name to identify themselves and their families. 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. Although the most common type of family name found in Tuscany is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, the nickname type of surname is also frequently found. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The surname Galluzzo is a name for a person with some of the attributes associated with a bird, such as a fine voice or sexual prowess. The name, which was also very popular in Spain during the Middle Ages, is derived from the Latin word Gallus which means rooster.

Early Origins of the Galluzzo family

The surname Galluzzo was first found in northern Italy which today incorporates the provinces of Cremona, Brescia, Pisa and the city of Florence. The earliest records of the surname Galluzzo date back to Florence, where the Galigai family can be traced to 1039.

Early History of the Galluzzo family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Galluzzo research. The years 1381, 1497, 1510, 1528, 1540, 1564, 1576, 1590, 1595, 1615, 1624, 1632, 1636, 1671, 1714, 1737, 1850 and 1868 are included under the topic Early Galluzzo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Galluzzo Spelling Variations

Surnames that originated in Italy are characterized by an enormous number of spelling variations. Some of these are derived from regional traditions and dialects. Northern names, for instance, often end in "o", while southern names tend to end in "i". Other variations come from the fact the medieval scribes tended to spell according to the sound of words, rather than any particular set of rules. The recorded variations of Galluzzo include Galli, Gallo, Gall, Gallis, Gallelli, Gallello, Galletti, Galigai, Gallico, Galelei, Galladei, Galeota, Galizzi, Gallego, Gallini, Gallino, Gallucci, Galluccio, Galluzzi, Gallus, Galliussi, Gallozzi, Gallotti, Galloni, Gallone, Gallarini and many more.

Early Notables of the Galluzzo family

Prominent among members of the family was Francesco Galeota, born in 1497 in Naples, who was a poet and a nobleman. Eighteen members of the Galilei family of Florence became priests between 1381 and 1528. Giulio Cesare la Galla (1576-1624), was Professor of philosophy at the Collegio Romano in Italy. Maria Domitilla Galluzzi (1595-1671), was a Catholic mystic. Girolamo da Santacroce Galizzi was a Venetian painter around 1510. Giovanni Gallego was a Baron, was Governor of Siena in 1540, and owned the castle of Salvatore in Messina. One very well known member of this lineage was Galileo Galilei, the physicist and...
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Galluzzo migration to the United States +

In the immigration and passenger lists were a number of people bearing the name Galluzzo

Galluzzo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Antonio Galluzzo, aged 8, who immigrated to the United States, in 1895

Galluzzo Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Antonio Galluzzo, aged 21, who landed in America from Italy, in 1900
Antonina Galluzzo, aged 38, who immigrated to America from Albera, in 1906
Antonina Galluzzo, aged 30, who landed in America from Vicari, Sicily, in 1906
Accurzia Galluzzo, aged 26, who landed in America from Sciacca, Sicily, in 1910
Angelo Galluzzo, aged 33, who landed in America from Aragona, Sicily, in 1910
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Contemporary Notables of the name Galluzzo (post 1700) +

Andrea Claudio Galluzzo (b. 1969), Italian writer, historian and journalist
Giuseppe Galluzzo (b. 1960), Italian professional football coach and a former player