Santucci Surname in Italy

The surname Santucci is typical of central Italy with documented origins dating back to the 16th century. It originates from dialectal diminutives of the Late Latin name Sanctus and its augmentative forms. Several related variations exist: Santuccio is mainly associated with the province of Syracuse; Santulli has two distinct branches, one Roman and one in Irpinia, in Monteforte Irpino and Avellino. Santuccione is characteristic of the Pescara area, especially Cepagatti and Pescara. Santullo is found predominantly between Naples and Salerno, as well as in Molise, in the provinces of Campobasso and Macchia Valfortore. Early historical records of the Santucci surname appear in Siena in the 1500s, including a shoemaker named Girolamo Santucci accused of heresy, and in 16th-century Perugia, where a Bernabeo Santucci is mentioned in a property deed.