Lucchesi History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Lucchesi

The distinguished surname Lucchesi can be traced back to the ancient and beautiful region of Sicily, which is located off Southwestern Italy and incorporates the island of Sicily itself, the area of Naples, and the southern part of the Italian peninsula. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they were characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. The most common type of family name found in the region of Sicily is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name. During the Middle Ages, Italians adopted the patronymic system of name-making because it perfectly complemented the prevailing Feudal System. In Italy the popularity of patronymic type of surname is also due to the fact that during the Christian era, people often named their children after saints and biblical figures. The surname Lucchesi was derived from the Latin given name Lucas, which was also a form of the Greek name Loucas. During the Middle Ages, the name became popular due to St. Luke the Evangelist.

Early Origins of the Lucchesi family

Early History of the Lucchesi family

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Lucchesi Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: DeLuca, Luca, Lucantoni, Lucarelli, Lucariello, Lucarini, Lucas, Lucatti, Lucattini, Lucca, Luccarini, Lucchelli, Lucchetta, Lucchetti, Lucchi, Lucchini, Lucco, Luchelli, Luchetta, Luchetti, Luchi, Luchini and many more.

Early Notables of the Lucchesi family

Luca di Borgio, a mathematician at Borgo, born in 1445; Luca da Perugia, a painter who decorated the church of St. Petronio in Bologna in 1417...
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Lucchesi Ranking

the United States, the name Lucchesi is the 17,258^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Lucchesi is ranked the 8,138^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2

Migration of the Lucchesi family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Joseph Luca who arrived in Indiana in 1888; Ferdinand Lucchese who arrived in New York in 1822; Achille DeLuca, aged 25, who arrived at Ellis Island from Palermo, Sicily, in 1907.