Map of Italy showing where the Luchini arms are recorded
The Luchini arms were recorded in Italy, c. 1775.
Arms such as these were typically recorded in Venice.
Venice ran on trade, and its great families were merchants before they were anything else. The city kept a formal list of its noble houses, and a name on that list carried arms as a matter of record.
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 Luchini 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 Luchini Family in Italy
The surname Luchini is a patronymic name, which means it originated from a variation of the given name Luca or Luke. By the middle of the eighteenth century, the family had established a notable presence in the city of Venice. During this period, Venice was a bustling center of trade and culture, and families like the Luchinis were often involved in the city's complex social and professional networks. Because the name is rooted in the Italian tradition of using a father’s name to identify his children, it suggests that the early ancestors were part of the common population that helped define the city's identity. By 1775, the family was well-integrated into the Venetian lifestyle, living among the canals and contributing to the vibrant history of the Republic of Venice before its eventual political changes at the end of the century.
Related Branches & Arms
Root word
Luca
Derived from the Latin name Lucas meaning person from Lucania.
This name
LuchiniA patronymic or diminutive form indicating a descendant of someone named Luca.
also spelled
Luciny
Luchini
Lusini
Documented Sources
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
De Felice, Emidio. Dizionario dei cognomi italiani. 1978
State Archives of Venice (Archivio di Stato di Venezia), Anagrafe dei cittadini veneziani
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