Vaccarelli History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Vaccarelli family

The surname Vaccarelli was first found in Saluzzo, Piedmont, where Alberta Vacca held the monastery in 1155. Bearers of the Vaccarelli surname have been found in records from almost every part of Italy. Spelling variations of this name which end in "o" are more common in the south of Italy, whereas the more common variations which end in "i" appear mostly in the north. The variation Vacchi is particularly common in the region of Emilia-Romagna, while Vaccai is prevalent in Tuscany. The name comes from the Italian word "vaccaro," meaning "cattle herder," which was presumably the occupation of the name's first bearer.

Early History of the Vaccarelli family

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Vaccarelli Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Vacca, Vacchi, Vacchelli, Vaccariello, Vaccarella, Vaccai, Vaccari, Vaccaro, Vaccarini, Vaccarino, Vaccaroni, Vaccher, Vacquer and many more.

Early Notables of the Vaccarelli family

Andrea Vaccaro (1600-1670), an Italian painter of the Baroque period; Francesco Vaccaro or Vicaro (c. 1636-1675), an Italian painter and engraver of the Baroque period; Lorenzo...
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Migration of the Vaccarelli family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the Vaccaro family, consisting of D. Vaccaro, a 29 year-old farmer, his 25 year-old wife and their two year-old son. They arrived in Buffalo in 1891; having crossed the ocean onboard the SS Anglia..

Contemporary Notables of the name Vaccarelli (post 1700) +

Paolo Antonio Vaccarelli (1876-1936), birth name of Paul Kelly, n American mobster and former boxer, who founded the Five Points Gang in New York City