Show ContentsGalletti History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

From the historical and enchanting Italian region of Tuscany emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Galletti family. During the Middle Ages, as populations grew and travel between regions became more frequent, the people of Tuscany found it necessary to adopt a second name to identify themselves and their families. 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. Although the most common type of family name found in Tuscany is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, the nickname type of surname is also frequently found. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The surname Galletti is a name for a person with some of the attributes associated with a bird, such as a fine voice or sexual prowess. The name, which was also very popular in Spain during the Middle Ages, is derived from the Latin word Gallus which means rooster.

Early Origins of the Galletti family

The surname Galletti was first found in northern Italy which today incorporates the provinces of Cremona, Brescia, Pisa and the city of Florence. The earliest records of the surname Galletti date back to Florence, where the Galigai family can be traced to 1039.

Early History of the Galletti family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Galletti research. The years 1381, 1497, 1510, 1528, 1540, 1564, 1576, 1590, 1595, 1615, 1624, 1632, 1636, 1671, 1714, 1737, 1850 and 1868 are included under the topic Early Galletti History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Galletti Spelling Variations

Italian surnames come in far more variations than the names of most other nationalities. Regional traditions and dialects are a decisive factor in this characteristic. For example, northern names tend to end in "o", while southern in "i". Also important, but not unique to Italy, was the fact that before dictionaries and the printing press most scribes simply spelled words according to their sounds. The predictable result was an enormous number of spelling variations. The recorded spellings of Galletti include Galli, Gallo, Gall, Gallis, Gallelli, Gallello, Galletti, Galigai, Gallico, Galelei, Galladei, Galeota, Galizzi, Gallego, Gallini, Gallino, Gallucci, Galluccio, Galluzzi, Gallus, Galliussi, Gallozzi, Gallotti, Galloni, Gallone, Gallarini and many more.

Early Notables of the Galletti family

Prominent among members of the family was

  • Francesco Galeota, born in 1497 in Naples, who was a poet and a nobleman. Eighteen members of the Galilei family of Florence became priests between 1381 and 1528. Giulio Cesare la Galla (1576-1624), w...
  • Later individuals of the Galletti lineage were Filippo Galli of Rome, a world famous operatic bass during the 18th century; Signora Galli was a mezzo soprano around this time and was the pupil of Handel; Isa...


United States Galletti migration to the United States +

In the immigration and passenger lists a number of early immigrants bearing the name Galletti were found:

Galletti Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Angela Galletti, aged 3, who immigrated to America from Melilli, in 1903
  • Annunziata Galletti, aged 24, who immigrated to the United States from Fauano, Italy, in 1909
  • Attila Galletti, aged 27, who landed in America from Flerancia, Italy, in 1910
  • Benedetto Galletti, aged 6, who settled in America from S. Fratello, Sicily, in 1910
  • Benedetto Galletti, aged 28, who immigrated to the United States from Montedora, Sicily, in 1911
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Galletti (post 1700) +

  • Galletti Martín Luciano (b. 1980), former Argentine football winger


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