Map of Italy showing where the Caccia arms are recorded
The Caccia arms were recorded in Trévise, c. 1775.
This is where the arms were entered in the register. Families often moved to other parts of the country, so the same name can turn up in more than one region.
The body that granted and recorded arms in Italy in this period.
Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo
Sovereign of the period
Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo
1763–1778
Reigning in Italy when the Caccia arms are first recorded.
How Arms Worked in Italy
In the Italian states, coats of arms were often used by noble families to show their status and history. These symbols were passed down through the generations to all legitimate male descendants. Younger branches of a family usually kept the original design but sometimes added small changes to distinguish their specific line from the main branch.
Granting authority
Various local rulers and city governments controlled the use of coats of arms across the different Italian states.
How they got arms
Families often assumed their own arms or received them as official grants from local lords, popes, or city councils.
Where arms were recorded
Arms were recorded in local city archives or private family books rather than in one single national register.
The family's standing
Recorded among the armigerous families of Italy.
Origin & History of the Caccia Family in Italy
The surname Caccia originates from the Italian word for hunt, which suggests that the family’s earliest ancestors likely worked as professional hunters, gamekeepers, or foresters in medieval Italy. By the late eighteenth century, the family had established a notable presence in the city of Treviso. Records from 1775 indicate that members of the Caccia family were integrated into the local social and economic life of the Veneto region during this period. As the family grew, they transitioned from their traditional roles in land management and hunting to become active participants in the urban development of Northern Italy. Their history reflects the broader movement of families who moved from rural occupations into the administrative and professional spheres of growing Italian cities.
Caccia Meaning & Related Branches
Root word
captare
Latin verb meaning to seize, catch, or hunt.
This name
CacciaAn occupational name for a hunter or a person who catches game.
also spelled
Kaccia
Cacia
Cacha
Related arms
Bingensame arms
Bruggeney (von der) dit Hasenkampsame arms
Documented Sources
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Censimento della popolazione di Treviso, 1775, Archivio di Stato di Treviso, Stato delle anime
Dante Olivieri, Dizionario dei cognomi italiani, 1965
Emidio De Felice, Dizionario dei cognomi italiani, 1978
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