Where the Angiulli surname comes from
Angiulli comes from Angiulo, the Apulian dialect way of saying Angelo. It was a beloved baptismal name, tied to devotion to the archangel. Passed from father to son, it became the name of the whole family. Angiuli, Angelini, Angeloni and D’Angelo come from the same root.
Angiullis of talent and ingenuity
Among the Angiullis are a 19th-century philosopher, an 18th-century mathematician, a theater director and a soccer player. The PDF tells who they are and what towns they come from.
Where the Angiullis live today
Angiulli is an Apulian surname, and a very local one: just over 1,300 people carry it in Italy. Its heartland is the Bari area, and in Alberobello, the town of the trulli, it is one of the most common surnames. It is also solid in the Taranto and Brindisi areas. The small groups in Lazio, Lombardy and Piedmont came with the emigration of the 1900s. The PDF has the region-by-region map and the countries around the world they reached.
Variants
The same name gave three other forms, all Apulian and rarer. The PDF explains how to tell them apart.
| Surname | Where it is concentrated |
|---|---|
| Angiulli | Apulia, especially the Bari area |
| Angiuli | Apulia |
| D’Angiulli | Apulia, rarer |
| Angiulla | Apulia, very rare |
FAQ
What does the surname Angiulli mean?
It comes from Angiulo, the Apulian dialect way of saying Angelo. It was an old baptismal name, tied to devotion to the archangel, that became a surname.
Is Angiulli an Apulian surname?
Yes, almost entirely. Its heartland is the Bari area, with Alberobello among the leading towns, and it is also found in the Taranto and Brindisi areas. Outside Apulia the groups are small and recent.
Are Angiulli and Angiuli the same surname?
They come from the same name, Angiulo. Angiuli, with a single l, is the closest form and is also Apulian. A register written in a hurry was often enough to change a letter.
Is Angiulli related to Angelo and D’Angelo?
Yes. It is the same family of names, written and pronounced in different ways from one area to the next.
Are all Angiullis related?
No. Because the surname is tied to just a few areas, several Angiulli families can live in the same municipality with no close family ties. House nicknames often tell them apart.
Is the Angiulli surname noble?
No. It comes from a simple baptismal name, not from a noble house. It is the surname of farmers, craftsmen and village families of Apulia.
Is there an Angiulli family coat of arms?
The surname has no great heraldic tradition. If an Angiulli family ever had a coat of arms, it belonged to that family alone, not to all the Angiullis of Apulia.
How many Angiullis are there?
In Italy just over 1,300 people, almost all in Apulia, and just over two thousand worldwide. The PDF has the breakdown by country.
