Gallucci Explained

Gallucci (pronounced as /it/) is an Italian surname^[1] ^[2] which can also be found in the Italian diaspora. The family name is most prevalent in the Italian regions Campania, Lazio and Lombardy.^[3] In Campania the name is toponymic and derived from the municipality of Galluccio as well as connected to the Principality of Capua (900–1156), while in Lazio it can be traced back to the Latin name Gallutius. It should be distinguished from the similar names Galluccio, Galluzzi and Galluzzo.

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:^[4]

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), Italian Roman Catholic prelate
Giosue Gallucci (1864–1915), American crime boss
John Gallucci Jr., American physical therapist and athletic trainer
Jordan Gallucci (born 1998), Australian rules footballer
Robert Gallucci (born 1946), American academic and diplomat
Santiago Gallucci (born 1991), Argentine football midfielder

Notes and References

Web site: Italian Surnames – Cognomi Italiani . it . 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, […]).
Web site: Gallucci . nomeecognome.com . February 17, 2016 .
Web site: Diffusione del cognome Gallucci . cognomix.it . February 17, 2016 .
https://forebears.io/surnames/gallucci Gallucci surname distribution