Show ContentsGalluccio History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

From the historical and enchanting Italian region of Tuscany emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Galluccio 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 Galluccio 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 Galluccio family

The surname Galluccio 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 Galluccio date back to Florence, where the Galigai family can be traced to 1039.

Early History of the Galluccio family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Galluccio 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 Galluccio History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Galluccio 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 Galluccio 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 Galluccio 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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United States Galluccio migration to the United States +

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

Galluccio Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Angelo Galluccio, aged 37, who landed in America from Castelmauro, Italy, in 1904
  • Antonio Galluccio, aged 29, who immigrated to the United States from Castelmauro, Italy, in 1904
  • Achille Galluccio, aged 18, who landed in America from Tora P, Italy, in 1907
  • Agostino Galluccio, aged 24, who immigrated to America from S. M. C. Veteri, Italy, in 1912
  • Angelina Galluccio, aged 9, who immigrated to the United States from Jaeta, Foggia, Italy, in 1913
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Contemporary Notables of the name Galluccio (post 1700) +

  • Anthony D. Galluccio (b. 1967), American Democratic politician, former Massachusetts State Senator (2007-2010) and Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts (2000-2004)
  • Anthony Galluccio, American politician, Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2000-01 [1]
  • Miguel Galluccio (b. 1968), Argentine petroleum engineer, CEO of YPF
  • Steve Galluccio, Canadian two-time Genie Award nominated screenwriter, known for his work on Mambo italiano (2003), Funkytown (2011) and Surviving My Mother (2007)


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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