Number 11 Italian Surname Gallo
The popular Italian surnameGallo has several possible origins.
From the Latin gallus, meaning “cock, rooster,” Gallo was often bestowed as a nickname for a proud person, especially one with a “cocky” or vain attitude. It may also have been used to describe someone with other attributes commonly attributed to a rooster, such as a loud voice, snappy dress, or sexual prowess.
Gallo may also have originated as a name for someone from France or Gaul (Latin Gallus), or as a habitational name from any of several places named Gallo, especially common in southern Italy. The most prominent example is Gallo Matese in the Italian province of Caserta.
- Alternate Surname Spellings: GALLI, GALLETTI, GALLINI, GALLONI, GALLONE, GALLUCCI, GALLELLI, GALLACCIO
- Surname Origin: Italian, Spanish, Greek
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Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 36.1% of all known bearers of the surname Gallo were residents of Italy(frequency 1:680), 11.8% of Argentina(1:1,451), 11.7% of the United States(1:12,385), 7.1% of Colombia(1:2,691), 5.9% of the Philippines(1:6,855), 5.6% of Brazil(1:14,574), 3.0% of Mexico(1:16,388), 2.6% of Peru(1:4,966), 2.2% of Spain(1:8,604), 2.0% of Ecuador(1:3,181), 2.0% of France(1:13,504) and 1.0% of Uruguay(1:1,357).
In Italy, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:680) in the following regions:
In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:8,604) in the following autonomous communities:
- 1. Cantabria(1:2,082)
- 2. Basque Country(1:3,083)
- 3. Castile and León(1:3,095)
- 4. La Rioja(1:4,814)
- 5. Asturias(1:5,193)
- 6. Navarre(1:5,218)
- 7. Community of Madrid(1:6,287)
In Argentina, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,451) in the following provinces:[1]
- 1. Santiago del Estero Province(1:375)
- 2. Córdoba Province(1:1,213)
- 3. Buenos Aires Province(1:1,234)
- 4. Santa Fe Province(1:1,238)
- 5. Salta Province(1:1,254)
- 6. La Pampa Province(1:1,262)
- 7. Tucumán Province(1:1,263)
People
- Agostino Gallo(1499–1570), Italian agronomist
- American gangsters:
- Albert Gallo, one of the “Gallo brothers”
- Joe Gallo, one of the “Gallo brothers”
- Joseph N. Gallo, consiglieri of the Gambino crime family
- Larry Gallo, one of the “Gallo brothers”
- Anna Maria Gallo, better known as Mary Frances of the Five Wounds of Jesus, Italian saint
- Andrea Gallo(1928–2013), Italian Roman Catholic priest
- Anthony Gallo(born 1965), guitarist
- Armando Gallo, Italian journalist and photographer
- Bill Gallo, cartoonist and columnist for the New York Daily News
- Carla Gallo, American actress
- Dean Gallo, American congressman
- Diego Gallo, Uruguayan swimmer
- Domenico Gallo, Italian composer and violinist whose works are sometimes mistakenly attributed to Pergolesi.
- E & J Gallo Winery, founded in 1933
- Ernest Gallo, co-founder
- Julio Gallo, co-founder
- Joseph Edward Gallo, brother of Ernest and Julio Gallo
- Inigo Gallo, Swiss actor and playwright
- Fortune Gallo, impresario of the San Carlo Opera Company
- George Gallo, American film producer
- Joey Gallo (baseball), MLB player
- Mario Gallo, Italian born Argentine film director
- Max Gallo, French author who wrote a series of novels based on the life of Napoleon I of France
- Marielle Gallo, French Member of the European Parliament
- Melissa Gallo, now uses the name Melissa Fumero
- Robert Gallo, retrovirus expert famous for his co-discovery of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS
- Ron Gallo, American musician
- Vincent Gallo, film director
- Samuel Sarfati, physician to Pope Julius II, known as Gallo
Gallo Links
Gallo Link from Ancestry
Gallo Link from Forbears
Gallo Link from igenea. They have a research project for Gallo.
Requirements:
A Surname Project traces members of a family that share a common surname. They are of the most interest in cultures where surnames are passed on from father to son like the Y-Chromosome. This project is for males taking a Y-Chromosome DNA (Y-DNA) test. Thus, the individual who tests must be a male who wants to check his direct paternal line (father’s father’s father’s…) with a Y-DNA12, Y-DNA37, Y-DNA67, or Y-DNA111 test and who has one of the surnames listed for the project. Females do not carry their father’s Y-DNA. Females who would like to check their father’s direct paternal line can have a male relative with his surname order a Y-DNA test. Females can also order an mtDNA test for themselves such as the mtDNAPlus test or the mtFullSequence test and participate in an mtDNA project. Both men and women may take our autosomal Family Finder test to discover recent relationships across all family lines.
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