Most Popular Italian Surnames — Gallo

November 01, 2022

Gallo COA

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:

In Argentina, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,451) in the following provinces:[1]

People

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Farmers and Nobles

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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. Other surnames in ProjectGallo Join the Gallo surname project:If you want to join the Gallo project please order your DNA test here:

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