Gallucci
Gallucci (Italian: [ɡalˈluttʃi]) is an Italian surname[1][2][3] which can also be found in the Italian diaspora. The family name is most prevalent in the Italian regions Campania, Lazio and Lombardy.[4] In Campania the name is toponymic and derived from the municipality of Galluccio as well as connected to the Principality of Capua (900–1156),[2] while in Lazio it can be traced back to the Latin name Gallutius.[1] It should be distinguished from the similar names Galluccio, Galluzzi and Galluzzo.[1]
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 38.7% of all known bearers of the surname Gallucci were residents of Italy (frequency 1:14,165), 28.1% of the United States (1:115,490), 13.8% of Argentina (1:27,792), 9.0% of Brazil (1:204,512), 3.5% of Canada (1:94,354), 1.6% of Venezuela (1:165,051), 1.4% of England (1:365,788), 1.1% of France (1:527,838) and 1.0% of Switzerland (1:76,747).
In Italy, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:14,165) in the following regions:[5]
- 1. Basilicata (1:1,999)
- 2. Marche (1:3,022)
- 3. Calabria (1:3,713)
- 4. Abruzzo (1:5,216)
- 5. Aosta Valley (1:5,308)
- 6. Campania (1:5,916)
- 7. Molise (1:8,162)
- 8. Lazio (1:11,237)
People
- Dann Gallucci (born 1975), American songwriter, producer, musician and audio engineer
- Ed Gallucci (born 1947), American photographer
- Fulgenzio Gallucci (1570–1632), Roman Catholic prelate
- John Gallucci Jr., American physical therapist and athletic trainer
- Jordan Gallucci (born 1998),l Australian rules footballer
- Giosue Gallucci (1865–1915), American camorristi
- Robert Gallucci (born 1946), Italian American academic and diplomat
- Santiago Gallucci (born 1991), Argentine football midfielder
- Michael Gallucci (born 1991), American entrepreneur and co-founder of SportsMemorabilia.com
References
- ^ a b c "Italian Surnames – Cognomi Italiani" (in Italian). Retrieved February 17, 2016.
Gallucci è tipico del centrosud, Galluccio ha un ceppo nella Campania centro settentrionale, nel reggino ed in provincia di Roma, […] (Gallucci is typical of the center south, Galluccio has a strain in central and northern Campania, in the province of Reggio Calabria and Rome, […])
- ^ a b "Origine del cognome Gallucci, provenienza: Italia, titolo: Marchesi". heraldrysinstitute.com. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
Famiglia longobarda discendente da Pandolfo, principe di Capua e conte di Teano, Sessa e Carinola. (Lombard family descended from Pandolfo, Prince of Capua and Count of Teano, Carinola and Sessa.)
- ^ "Gallucci". nomeecognome.com. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ "Diffusione del cognome Gallucci". cognomix.it. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ Gallucci surname distribution