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Luca Family Crest
Luca Family Crest
Luca

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

The distinguished surname 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 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 Luca Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Luca Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Pedro Luis Luca, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1816
  • Miguel Luca, who arrived in Columbia in 1888

Luca Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Anna Luca, aged 3, who arrived at Ellis Island from Saponara, in 1906
  • Andrea Luca, aged 20, who arrived at Ellis Island from S Gregono, Italy, in 1907
  • Angela Luca, aged 20, who arrived at Ellis Island from Gesso, Italy, in 1911
  • Alberto Luca, aged 40, who arrived at Ellis Island from Gualtieri, Italy, in 1911


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The Luca Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The 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.

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