Deluca History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Deluca

What does the name Deluca mean?

The distinguished surname Deluca 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 Deluca 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 Deluca family

The surname Deluca was first found in Barletta when Ludivico Luca was governor in 1340.

Early History of the Deluca family

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Deluca 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 Deluca family

By the end of the 15th century, southern Italy was known as the Kingdom of Naples, ruled by the house of Aragon. By the early eighteenth century, the Austrians had gained much of the region, under the rule of the Austrian emperor Kales VI. However, in 1734, Spaniard Don Carlos defeated the Austrians, and the region came under Spanish rule once more. In 1799, the French...
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Deluca Ranking

In the United States, the name Deluca is the 2,721^st most popular surname with an estimated 12,435 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Deluca is ranked the 5,574^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2

Deluca migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Deluca Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Alfonso DeLuca, aged 35, who settled in America from Castellemone di Italia, in 1898

Deluca Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Angelina DeLuca, aged 5, who immigrated to the United States from Cerzeto, in 1900
Andrea DeLuca, aged 31, who immigrated to America from Arpaia, Italy, in 1907
Achille DeLuca, aged 25, who immigrated to the United States from Palermo, Sicily, in 1907
Angelo DeLuca, aged 18, who settled in America from Cagliacozzo, Aguola, in 1908
Albina DeLuca, aged 23, who settled in America from Mantsico, Italy, in 1910
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Deluca migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 3

Deluca Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century

Juan DeLuca, who arrived in Dominican Republic in 1835 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Deluca (post 1700) +

Louis DeLuca (1933-2023), American businessman and politician, State Senator for the 32nd District of Connecticut until November 30, 2007
Anthony M. "Tony" DeLuca Sr. (1937-2022), American politician, Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 32nd District from 1983 until his death
Frederick A. "Fred" DeLuca (1947-2015), American businessman, co-founder of the Subway franchise of sandwich shops
Giorgio DeLuca, American businessman, one of the founders, along with Joel Dean and Jack Ceglic, of the gourmet grocery store Dean & DeLuca
George Benjamin DeLuca (1889-1983), American Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1955 to 1958
Rocco DeLuca, American musician
Michael DeLuca (b. 1965), American movie producer
Maura DeLuca, American politician, Socialist Workers Candidate for Vice President of the United States, 2012 5
George B. DeLuca (b. 1889), American Democratic Party politician, Lieutenant Governor of New York; Elected 1954; Defeated, 1958; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1956, 1960 5
Emil DeLuca, American Republican politician, Mayor of Elmsford, New York; Elected unopposed 1951, 1953; Elected 1957 5
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Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html