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Early Origins of the Arcuri family

The surname Arcuri was first found in Piedmont (Italian: Piemonte, Piedmontese and Occitan: Piemont), a territorial division of northern Italy at the foot of the Alps consisting of the provinces of Alessandria, Cuneo, Novara and Turin. Later Aosta and Vercelli were added and still later, Asti. History is related back to 49 B.C. The house of Savoy rose in 1000 A.D. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Arcuri family

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Arcuri Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Arcurio, Arcour, Arcuri and others.

Early Notables of the Arcuri family

Prominent among members of the family was

  • the Arcurio family of Piedmont

Arcuri Ranking

In the United States, the name Arcuri is the 13,120th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Arcuri migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Arcuri Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Francesco Arcuri, who settled in New York, NY in 1900
  • Geo Arcuri, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1904

Contemporary Notables of the name Arcuri (post 1700) +

  • Michael Angelo Arcuri (b. 1959), American Democratic Party politician, Oneida County District Attorney; U.S. Representative from New York 24th District, 2007-; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2008 2
  • Lee Arcuri, American politician, Mayor of East Rochester, New York, 1947 2
  • John Arcuri, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Hurst, Texas, 2010 2
  • Michael Angelo "Mike" Arcuri (b. 1959), American politician, U.S. Representative for New York (2007-2011)
  • Manny Arcuri (b. 1976), American professional baseball player
  • Tony Arcuri (b. 1964), Italian professional footballer
  • Manuela Arcuri (b. 1977), Italian actress and model


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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