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The surname Galvani was first found in northern Italy, particularily in the Emilia-Romagna region. The name Galvani originated from the first name "Gavin," which may be derived from the Old Welsh words "gwalch" or "gwyn," meaning "hawk" or "white."

Galvani Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Galvani, Galvano and others.

Galvani Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Galvani research. Another 243 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1737, 1754, 1798, and 1801 are included under the topic Early Galvani History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Galvani Early Notables (pre 1700)

Prominent among members of the family was Francesco Galvani, who was professor of canon law in the University of Bologna in 1754. Also worth mentioning are Camillo Galvani, son of...

Another 29 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Galvani Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: bearers of the $ surname, who settled along the east coast of North America in the late 19th century.

Contemporary Notables of the name Galvani (post 1700)

Alison P. Galvani (b. 1977), American epidemiologist, tenured faculty member at the Yale School of Public Health
Kathleen M. Galvani, American Democrat politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980 ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Romano Galvani (b. 1962), retired Italian professional footballer
Lucia Galeazzi Galvani (1743-1788), Italian scientist
Graziella Galvani (b. 1931), Italian stage, television and film actress
Dino Galvani (1890-1960), early Italian actor who was active from 1922 to 1960
Stefano Galvani (b. 1977), Italian professional tennis player from San Marino
Luigi Aloisio Galvani (1737-1798), Italian physician, physicist, biologist and philosopher, who discovered electrical currents in animals, a pioneer of bioelectromagnetics

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Citations

^ The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

Other References

Fucilla, Josheph G. Our Italian Surnames. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1987. Print. (ISBN 0806311878).
Colletta, John P. Finding Italian Roots The Complete Guide for Americans. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 2003. Print.
Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
Bascapè, Giacomo and Marcello del Piazzo. Insegne e Simboli Araldica pubblica e privata medievale e moderna. Rome: 1983. Print.
Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
Di Crollalanza, Goffredo. Enciclopedia araldico cavalleresca Prontuario nobiliare. Pisa: Presso La Direzione Del Giorale Araldica , 1878. Print.
Battilana, Natale, Ed. Genealogie Dello Famiglie Nobili di Genova. Genova: Fratelli Pagano, 1825. Print.
Bongioanni, Angelo. Nomi e Cognomi. Saggio di Ricerche Etimologiche e Storiche. Torino: A. Forni, 1979. Print.
Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
Stiens, Robert E. Passenger list Italy to New York 1893 In Italian Genealogist. Torrance, CA: Augustan Society No 3, 1983. Print.
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The Galvani Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Galvani Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 11 February 2016 at 12:53.