Falchetta History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Falchetta family

Early History of the Falchetta family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Falchetta research. Another 32 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1480, 1600, 1642, 1649, 1702, 1724, 1798 and 1838 are included under the topic Early Falchetta History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Falchetta 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 Falchetta include Falco, Falchi, Falqui, Falcoz, De Falco, Di falco, Falchetto, Falchetti, Falchetta, Falchini, Falcucci, Falcone, Falconici, Falconetti, Falconi, Falconio, Falchieri and many more.

Early Notables of the Falchetta family

Prominent among bearers of this family in early times was Giovanni-Antonio Falconi, who gloriously defended Otranto against the Turks in 1480. Placido Falconi was a composer of church music and a member of the Benedictine order in Asola in the mid 16th century. Aniello Falcone was an artist born in 1600, who founded a school of battle painting in Naples. He is also famous for teaching Salvator Rosa. Andrea Falconieri was a prominent composer in Naples around this time. Francesco Falconi was mayor of Sassuolo...
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Migration of the Falchetta family

Some of the first North American settlers with Falchetta name or one of its variants: Antonetta Defalco, aged 20, who arrived at Ellis Island from Atena Lucana, in 1905; Antonio DeFalco, aged 22, who arrived at Ellis Island from Pomigliano, Italy, in 1923.