| ![Show Contents]() Lucca History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy The distinguished surname Lucca 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 Lucca 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. Early Origins of the Lucca familyThe surname Lucca was first found in Barletta when Ludivico Luca was governor in 1340. Early History of the Lucca familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lucca research. The years 1417 and 1445 are included under the topic Early Lucca History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Lucca Spelling VariationsSpelling 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. Early Notables of the Lucca familyBy the end of the 15th century, southern Italy was known as the Kingdom of Naples, ruled by the house of Aragon. By the early eighteenth century, the Austrians had gained much of the region, under the rule of the Austrian emperor Kales VI. However, in 1734, Spaniard Don Carlos defeated the Austrians, and the region came under Spanish rule once more. In 1799, the French...
Another 65 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Lucca Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Lucca familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Joseph Luca who arrived in Indiana in 1888; Ferdinand Lucchese who arrived in New York in 1822; Achille DeLuca, aged 25, who arrived at Ellis Island from Palermo, Sicily, in 1907.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Lucca (post 1700) | + |
- Mariano A. Lucca, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 40th District, 1954, 1958, 1960 1
- Marc Lucca, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 2008 1
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