The gallo Surname
gallo Name Meaning and History
- Italian and Spanish: nickname from gallo ‘rooster’ (Latin gallus), given originally to a person with some of the attributes associated with a rooster, as for example a powerful voice or sexual prowess.
- Italian: from the medieval personal name Gallo (see Gall 2).
- Italian and Greek (Gallos): ethnic name for someone from France or Gaul (Latin Gallus).
- Italian: habitational name from any of numerous places named with this word, especially in southern Italy, as for example Gallo Matese in Caserta province.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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