De Lucia
A southern Italian surname meaning “of Lucia,” originally marking someone as the child, family member, or person associated with Lucia.
The #8,720 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 82,070 Americans shares it.
Etymology
De Lucia is an Italian surname built from the preposition de, meaning “of” or “from,” plus the personal name Lucia. In surname use, it usually meant “belonging to Lucia” or “descended from Lucia,” though in some cases it could also point to a place or household connected with someone named Lucia. The name Lucia ultimately comes from Latin lux, “light.”
History
The surname is especially associated with southern Italy, where surnames formed from saints’ names and personal names are common. Like many Italian surnames beginning with De-, it often gained fixed family-name status in the late medieval or early modern period. In the United States, De Lucia is found among immigrant families and later descendants, with spelling sometimes merged into Delucia.
Origin
Regions
Variant spellings
Fun fact
Lucia is also the name of a major Christian saint, which helped keep the name popular across Italian-speaking communities.