Cacciali History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Cacciali family

Early History of the Cacciali family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cacciali research. The years 1350, 1550, 1558, 1560, 1568, 1573, 1578, 1596, 1625, 1635, 1640, 1650, 1676, 1693, 1699 and 1780 are included under the topic Early Cacciali History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cacciali Spelling Variations

Italian surnames come in far more variations than the names of most other nationalities. Regional traditions and dialects are a decisive factor in this characteristic. For example, northern names tend to end in "o", while southern in "i". Also important, but not unique to Italy, was the fact that before dictionaries and the printing press most scribes simply spelled words according to their sounds. The predictable result was an enormous number of spelling variations. The recorded spellings of Cacciali include Caccia, Cacciatore, Cacciatori, Caccini, Caccioni, Cacciali, Caccianti, Cacciarelli and many more.

Early Notables of the Cacciali family

Prominent among bearers of this family in early times was Ugolino Caccini, who was a businessman in Montecatini around 1350; Giulio Caccini of Rome was a famous composer and musician around 1550; Matteo Caccini, born in Florence in 1573, was an horticulturist; Tommaso Caccini dedicated his life to the church in the late 16th century; Pompeo Caccini was a painter in Florence whose works include Saint Trinity, which is in the Strozzi Chapel in Florence still today; Alessandro Cacciatore of Milan, was a theologian who dedicated his life to the...
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Migration of the Cacciali family

Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Cacciali or a variant listed above: Angelo Caccia, aged 17, who arrived at Ellis Island from Erecate, Italy, in 1912; Anna Vincenz Caccia, aged 33, who arrived at Ellis Island from Collepietro, Italy, in 1912.