Cacciatore History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Cacciatore family
The surname Cacciatore was first found in as early as the year 1152. It was in this year that Prete Caccia moved his family to Piacenza from the Lombardian city of Novara.
Early History of the Cacciatore family
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Cacciatore Spelling Variations
Enormous variation in spelling and form characterizes those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. This is caused by two main factors: regional tradition, and inaccuracies in the recording process. Before the last few hundred years, scribes spelled names according to their sounds. Spelling variations were the unsurprising result. The variations of Cacciatore include Caccia, Cacciatore, Cacciatori, Caccini, Caccioni, Cacciali, Caccianti, Cacciarelli and many more.
Early Notables of the Cacciatore family
Prominent among bearers of this family in early times was
- Alessandro Cacciatore of Milan, was a theologian who dedicated his life to the church around 1650
- Diego Cacciatore of Lodi was a prominent lawyer and was involved in government in the 17th century
- Niccol Cacciatore was a famous mathematician and scientist who was born in Casteltermini in 1780
Cacciatore migration to the United States +
Research into various historical records has revealed some of first members of the Cacciatore family to immigrate North America:
Cacciatore Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
- Angela Cacciatore, aged 36, who settled in America from Alessandria, in 1906
- Andrea Cacciatore, aged 28, who settled in America from Filandari, in 1907
- Amalia Cacciatore, aged 22, who landed in America from S. Stefano, Italy, in 1911
- Andrea Cacciatore, aged 48, who immigrated to the United States from S. Stefano, Sicily, in 1911
- Alfonso Cacciatore, aged 2, who landed in America from Girgenti, Sicily, in 1912
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Contemporary Notables of the name Cacciatore (post 1700) +
- Steve Cacciatore (b. 1954), American former soccer forward
- Jeff Cacciatore (b. 1958), American former soccer forward, inducted into the Saint Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 2013
- Frank I. Cacciatore (b. 1955), American minor league baseball coach in the Philadelphia Phillies
- Giuseppe Cacciatore (1945-2023), Italian philosopher and historian of philosophy, professor emeritus of history of philosophy at the University of Naples Federico II
- Niccolò Cacciatore (1770-1841), Italian astronomer from Sicily
- Fabrizio Cacciatore (b. 1986), Italian footballer
- Osvaldo Cacciatore (1924-2007), Argentine Air Force brigadier and politician, Mayor of Buenos Aires (1976-1982)