| ![Show Contents]() Falco History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy Spain Early Origins of the Falco familyThe surname Falco was first found in the region of Lombardy, where earliest records date back to the year 1000. At this time, Ettore Falcone and his family moved from Lombardy to the city of Messina, in Sicily. Early History of the Falco familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Falco research. Another 32 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1480, 1600, 1642, 1649, 1702, 1724, 1798 and 1838 are included under the topic Early Falco History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Falco Spelling VariationsThere are many variations of most of those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. Some of these come from regional differences, like the tradition of ending northern names in "o" and southern names in "i". Others come from inaccuracies in the recording process, which were extremely common in the eras before dictionaries standardized spelling. Some of the spelling variations of Falco are Falco, Falchi, Falqui, Falcoz, De Falco, Di falco, Falchetto, Falchetti, Falchetta, Falchini, Falcucci, Falcone, Falconici, Falconetti, Falconi, Falconio, Falchieri and many more. Early Notables of the Falco familyProminent among bearers of this family in early times was - Giovanni-Antonio Falconi, who gloriously defended Otranto against the Turks in 1480. Placido Falconi was a composer of church music and a member of the Benedictine order in Asola in the mid 16th centu...
- Benedetto Falconici was Bishop of Arezzo around this time. Later members with the Falco heritage were Andrea Falcone, Bishop of Modena
- Fabio Falconetti was Bishop of Grosseto in 1702
- Ottavio Falconi was a famous poet in Fermo at this time
- Giovanni and Alessandro Falconi were priests in Florence at this time. The Falconieri family of Rome produced three Cardinals: Lelio in 1642, Alessandro in 1724, and Chiarissimo in 1838
Falco RankingIn the United States, the name Falco is the 8,062nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Falco is ranked the 9,047th most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 2
 Falco migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Falco, or a variant listed above:
Falco Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Achilla F. H. Falco, who settled in Colorado in 1879
Falco Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Michele Falco was naturalized in Ashtabula Co. OH sometime between 1875 and 1906
- Abramo Calogero Falco, aged 24, who immigrated to the United States from Racalmuto, Girgenti, Italy, in 1907
- Abramo Falco, aged 2, who settled in America from Naro, Sicily, in 1910
- Agostino Falco, aged 16, who landed in America from Sicily, in 1910
- Alessandro Falco, aged 20, who immigrated to America from Airola, Italy, in 1912
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Falco (post 1700) | + |
- Randel A. "Randy" Falco (b. 1953), American media executive, CEO of Univision Communications Inc. (2011-)
- Mathea Falco (b. 1944), American former Assistant Secretary of State under the Carter Administration
- Louis Falco (1942-1993), American dancer and choreographer
- Charles M. Falco (b. 1948), American experimental physicist
- Edie Falco (b. 1963), American actress in drama and comedy, the first actress ever to sweep the top three television awards for her role in the Sopranos
- Tav Falco, American-born musical performer, performance artist, actor and filmmaker
- Anthony G. Di Falco, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly, 1969-75 3
- Domenico Falco (b. 1985), former Italian professional footballer, member of the Italy National Team in 2005
- Tea Falco (b. 1986), Italian multiple award winning actress, known for Me and You (2012), Sotto una buona stella (2014) and La solita commedia: Inferno (2015)
- Carlos Falcó y Fernández de Córdoba (1937-2020), 5th Marquess of Griñón, a Spanish peer
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Falco migration to the United States 
