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Early Origins of the Defrancisco family

The surname Defrancisco was first found in Rome (Italian: Roma), the capital of the Kingdom of Italy. Little can be said in the space available which would do justice to the history of this beautiful city. From 1000 B.C, its history is a book of life itself. The buildings, culture, arts, cathedrals, churches, museums galleries hold untold treasures unequalled anywhere else in the world.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 Defrancisco family

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Defrancisco Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Defrancisco, Franaciscis, Franazesi, Franco, Franci, Francia, Francica and many more.

Early Notables of the Defrancisco family

Prominent among members of the family was

  • the Defrancisco family of Rome

Defrancisco Ranking

In the United States, the name Defrancisco is the 17,390th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Defrancisco migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Defrancisco Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Petro DeFrancisco, who settled in Dallas Co, TX in 1891
  • Angelina DeFrancisco, aged 8, who immigrated to America from Napoli, in 1892
  • Pippina DeFrancisco, aged 11, who settled in America from Napoli, in 1892
Defrancisco Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Augusto DeFrancisco, aged 17, who landed in America from Rifsateatina, Italy, in 1910
  • Elisa DeFrancisco, aged 21, who immigrated to the United States from Laghanomicca, Italy, in 1910
  • Lucia DeFrancisco, aged 36, who landed in America from Casalanglista, Italy, in 1911

Contemporary Notables of the name Defrancisco (post 1700) +

  • John A. DeFrancisco, American Republican politician, Member of New York State Senate 50th District; Elected 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 2


  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 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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