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The name Gigliotti came from the Latin personal name Guglielmo or Guilielmus, which is derived from the personal name William.
The surname Gigliotti was first found in Pesaro, anciently Pisaurum, a city and seaport of the Marches and capital of the province of Pesaro and Urbino.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gigliotti research. Another 62 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1229, 1573, 1624, 1655, 1698, 1710 and 1793 are included under the topic Early Gigliotti History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In comparison with other European surnames, Italian surnames have a surprising number of forms. They reflect the regional variations and the many dialects of the Italian language, each with its own distinctive features. For example, in Northern Italy the typical Italian surname suffix is "i", whereas in Southern Italy it is "o". Additionally, spelling changes frequently occurred because medieval scribes and church officials often spelled names as they sounded rather than according to any specific spelling rules. The spelling variations in the name Gigliotti include Guglielmi, Guglielmo, Di Guglielmo, Guglielmelli, Guglielmetti, Guglielmini, Guglielmino, Guglielmotti, Guglielmucci, Guglielmoni, Guglielmone, Ghielmi, Gilelmi, Gelmi, Gelmo, Gelmetti and many more.
Prominent among members of the family was Domenico Guglielmini (1655 -1710), a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1698; Giulio-Cesare Gugliemi, a distinguished captain of the military in 1573, as well as Giacomo and Bernardino Guglielmi, both Philosophers in Siena. Alessandro Guglielmi was a man of letters; another Alessandro Guglielmi was Governor of Spoleto and an ambassador to various courts around Italy. Pietro Telmoni Guglielmoni was a...
Another 67 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Gigliotti Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In the United States, the name Gigliotti is the 14,063rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Gigliotti or a variant listed above: