D’Arelli Surname Study

This one-name study was created in November 2021.

The D’Arelli (or Darelli) surname, my maiden name, has its origins in Italy and appears to be a bit difficult to find. In fact, when looking at its distribution in its (assumed) country of origin from one source, it seems that there are only 28 families with the name in the entire county: one in Emilia-Romagna, two in Toscana, 22 in Lazio, one in Abruzzo, one in Sardegna, and one in Basilicata (which is where my direct ancestors are from).1 In looking at another source, there are 36 incidences of the name in Italy: two in Emilia-Romagna, one in Lazio, two in Apulia, and 31 in Basilicata.2 Though I have only looked into my own D’Arelli ancestors and (both close and distant) family members at this time, I hope to find connections to those with ties to some of these other communities as well.

Distribution of the Darelli surname in Italy as of 2024
Distribution of the Darelli surname in Italy – Credit: Cognomix1
Distribution of the D'Arelli surname in Italy
Distribution of the D’Arelli surname in Italy – Credit: Forebears2

One-Place Study

This one-name study is connected to my Sant’Arcangelo one-place study. While not the most prevalent surname found in Sant’Arcangelo, it is, nonetheless, where it seems to originate from (as far as I can currently tell). Click HERE to be directed to the Sant’Arcangelo study page.

Genetic Haplogroup

Paternal haplogroups “identify ancient lines of men that trace back to the same common ancestor.”3 Because I am a woman, I do not have a Y chromosome and, as a result, do not myself have a paternal haplogroup. Fortunately, one of my paternal first cousins completed a DNA test that included testing for his haplogroups and our D’Arelli haplogroup has been identified as E-V13 (the “alpha cluster” of the E-M78 branch). This is useful information as it can reveal the path followed by the men of our shared paternal line. With likely origins in Western Asia around 10,000 years ago, it is mostly found in the Balkans, though it can also be found in the rest of the Mediterranean (likely due to Greek colonization). According to Cruciani et al., frequencies are higher in the south of Italy,4 which is in line with where I have traced my direct paternal line to. The presence of a small percentage of “West Asian” or Anatolian DNA that is included in my, my siblings’, and my father’s test results also supports these ancient origins.

Map of the frequency of E-V13
Map of the frequency of E-V13 – Credit: Fulvio Cruciani et al.
Migration pattern of my paternal line
Migration pattern of my paternal line – Credit: 23andMe

Descendants of Tommaso D’Arelli

1. D’Arelli, Tommaso

. + Di Muzio, Laureta

. 2 D’Arelli, Michele Arteo b: bet. 1805-1807 Ferrandina, Matera, Basilicata, Italy

. . + Brindisi (or Brindesi), Maria Isabella b: bet. 1808-1810 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenzxa, Basilicata, Italy m: 22 jan 1825 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy father: Brindisi (or Brindesi), Giuseppe mother: Rosa

. . 3 D’Arelli, Maria Lareto b: ~1826 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

. . . + Curti, Giuseppe b: ~1809 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy m: 25 may 1842 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy father: Curti, Gerardo mother: Pasore, Angela

. . 3 D’Arelli, Maria Rosa b: ~1828 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

. . . + Giannini, Salvadore b: ~1816 Lapio, Italy m: 24 feb 1847 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy father: Giannini, Angelo Antonio mother: Nutile, Gionvanna

. . 3 D’Arelli, Giuseppe Maria b: 26 feb 1830 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

. . . + Zitarosa, Lucia b: 21 jan 1830 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy m: 18 mar 1850 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy father: Zitarosa, Giuseppe (calzolaio) mother: Santagata, Beatrice (filatrice)

. . . 4 D’Arelli, Michele Fortunato b: 1 jun 1851 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

. . . 4 Darelli, Tomaso (comerciante) b: 26 nov 1852 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy d: 26 mar 1930 Montevideo, Uruguay

. . . . + Pinto, Catalina b: Italy d: bef. 1889 San Juan Bautista, Brazil

. . . . 5 Darelli, Lucia b: 10 sep 1881 San Juan Bautista, Brazil

. . . . . + Morisio, Candido b: 14 jun 1874 Salto, Uruguay m: 30 sep 1899 Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay father: Moricio Firpo, Francisco mother: Bocalandra, Magdalena

. . . . . 6 Morisio Darelli, Elios Feliciano b: 20 oct 1903 Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay

. . . . . 6 Morisio Darelli, Nepomuceno b: 16 may 1905 Artigas, Uruguay

. . . . . 6 Morisio Darelli, Gilberto b: 26 nov 1916 Artigas, Uruguay

. . . . 5 Darelli, Jose Matias b: ~1883

. . . . . + Pertusi, Maria Francisca b: ~1889 m: 16 dec 1914 Nuestra Señora de Monserrat, Colonia Caroya, Cordoba, Argentina father: Pertusi, Fracisco mother: Lezino, Angela

. . . . . 6 Darelli, Leandro Fracisco

. . . . 5 Darelli, Julio

. . . . 5 Darelli, Vicente

. . . . . + Gonzalez, Carolina

. . . . . 6 Darelli Gonzalez, Jorge Enrique b: ~1914 Artigas, Uruguay

. . . . . 6 Darelli Gonzalez, Carlos Maria b: ~1916 Artigas, Uruguay

. . . . . 6 Darelli Gonzalez, Ofelia b: ~1919 Artigas, Uruguay

*2nd wife of Tomaso Darelli:

. . . . + Morisio, Ines b: ~1872 father: Moricio Firpo, Francisco mother: Bocalandra, Magdalena

. . . . 5 Darelli, Alejandro b: 19 apr 1903 Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay

. . . . . + Fagundez Viticel, Otilia b: 17 sep 1901 Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay m: 30 nov 1929 Montevideo, Uruguay father: Fagundez Machado, Florentino mother: Viticel (or Vitisel), Laurentina

. . . . . 6 Darelli Fagundez, Haroldo b: 3 dec 1932 Minas, Lavalleja, Uruguay d: 24 jun 1984

. . . . . . + Tapia Alvarez, Blanca Haydee b: 23 apr 1930 Lascano, Rocha, Uruguay d: 12 nov 2017 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States m: 14 jan 1955 Rocha, Uruguay father: Tapia, Juan Antonio mother: Alvarez, Amada Urbana

. . . . . . 7 Darelli Tapia, [MALE]

. . . . . . 7 Darelli, [MALE]

. . . . . . 7 Darelli Tapia, [MALE]

. . . . . . . + Francucci, [FEMALE] m: 1990

. . . . . . . 8 Darelli Francucci, [MALE]

. . . . . . . 8 Darelli, [FEMALE]

. . . . . . . . + Anderson, [MALE] m: 2014

. . . . . . . . 9 Anderson, [FEMALE}

. . . . . . . 8 Darelli, [FEMALE]

. . . . . . . . + Snarr, [MALE] m: 2020

. . . . . . . . 9 Snarr, [MALE]

. . . . . . . . 9 Snarr, [FEMALE]

. . . . . . 7 Darelli, [FEMALE]

. . . . . . 7 Darelli, [MALE]

. . . . 5 Darelli Morisio, Roman Pastor b: 9 aug 1904 Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay

. . . . . + Paiva, Elina b: 10 may 1908 Uruguay m: 23 feb 1929 Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay father: Paiva, Maximo mother: Vargas, Elvira

. . . . . 6 Darelli Paiva, Eugenia Esmeralda b: 4 jan 1930 Artigas, Uruguay

. . . . . 6 Darelli Paiva, Omar b: ~1933 Artigas, Uruguay

. . . . 5 Darelli Morisio, Alfonso b: ~1908 Artigas, Uruguay

. . . . 5 Darelli Morisio, Maria Magdalena b: Uruguay

. . . . 5 Darelli, Justo Doviglio

. . . . . + Mundell, Isolina

. . . . . 6 Darelli Mundell, Maria Teresita b: ~1930 Lavalleja, Uruguay

. . . . . 6 Darelli Mundell, Rafael Maria b: ~1931 Lavalleja, Uruguay

. . . . . 6 Darelli Mundell, Antonio Leonardo b: ~1933 Lavalleja, Uruguay

. . . . . 6 Darelli Mundell, Maria Ines b: ~1936 Lavalleja, Uruguay

. . . . . 6 Darelli Mundell, Maria del Carmen

. . . . 5 Darelli, Carmen

. . . . 5 Darelli Morisio, Nicasio d: 27 feb 1970 Montevideo, Uruguay

. . . . . + Diaz, Guillermina

. . . . . 6 Darelli, Ruben b: 22 feb 1930 Artigas, Uruguay d: 16 nov 1999 (U.S. Consulate) Montevideo, Uruguay

. . . 4 D’Arelli, Alessandro (bottegaio) b: 22 jul 1855 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

. . . . + Lufrano, Carmina b: ~1970 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy d: dec 1927 Potenza, Basilicata, Italy m: 15 nov 1888 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy father: Lufrano, Francesco Paolo mother: la Ragione, Checchina Modesta

. . . . 5 D’Arelli, Giuseppe b: 1 jun 1892 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy d: 5 oct 1937 Manhattan, New York, United States

. . . . . + Mastrosimone, Maria Teresa b: 4 aug 1891 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy m: 25 sep 1911

. . . . . 6 D’Arelli, Alessandro M. b: 2 dec 1912 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy d: 13 oct 1992 Berkeley Heights, Union, New Jersey, United States

. . . . . . + Chianese, Teresa b: 18 oct 1916 New York, New York, United States d: 22 nov 1989 Perth Amboy City, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States m: 12 jul 1936 Manhattan, New York, United States father: Chianese, Anthony mother: Deangelo, Antoinette

. . . . . . 7 Darelli, Joseph b: ~1937 New York, United States

. . . . . 6 D’Arelli, Carlo Victor b: 23 mar 1914 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy d: 8 aug 1984 El Dorado, California, United States

. . . . . 6 D’Arelli, Carmella I. b: 3 jan 1916 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy d: 25 sep 1975 New Jersey, United States

. . . . . . + Nicoletti, John Joseph b: 28 apr 1911 New York City, New York, United States d: 14 feb 1991 Paterson City, Passaic, New Jersey, United States m: 24 sep 1934 New York City, New York, United States father: Nicoletti, Domenico mother: Devito, Antonia (Antoinetta)

. . . . . . 7 Nicoletti, Dominic M. b: 4 dec 1935 New Jersey, United States d: 24 jan 1974 Hillsborough, Florida, United States

. . . . . . 7 Nicoletti, Antoinette b: ~1939 New Jersey, United States

. . . . . . . + Dudek, Michael J. m: jul 1973 Clifton, Passaic, New Jersey, United States

. . . . . . 7 Nicoletti, Maria Theresa

. . . . . . . + Barilla, Anthony b: ~1938 New Jersey, United States m: mar 1964 Lyndhurst, Bergen, New Jersey, United States father: Barilla, Francesco A. mother: Fernicola, Caterina R.

. . . . . . . 8 Barilla, [FEMALE]

. . . . . . . 8 Barilla, [FEMALE]

. . . . . 6 D’Arelli, Giovanni b: 10 dec 1918 Potenza, Italy d: 17 mar 2000 Pequannock, Morris, New Jersey, United States

. . . . . . + Rose b: ~1920 New York, United States m: 15 dec 1937 West New York, Hudson, New Jersey, United States

. . . . . . 7 D’Arelli, Joseph b: 17 oct 1938 New York, New York, United States

. . . . . . 7 D’Arelli, Theresa M.

. . . . . . . + Fitschen, Henry C. b: 19 apr 1942 Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States d: 24 sep 2016 New Jersey, United States m: jul 1965 North Bergen, Hudson, New Jersey, United States

. . . . . . . 8 Fitschen, [FEMALE]

. . . . . . . 8 Fitschen, [MALE]

. . . . . . . 8 Fitschen, [FEMALE]

. . . . 5 D’Arelli, Francesco b: 22 feb 1894 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

. . . . 5 D’Arelli, Michele b: 16 may 1896 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy d: 2 mar 1928 Manhattan, New York, United States

. . . . . + Brascia, Raffaela b: 15 mar 1890 Bitonto, Bari, Puglia, Italy d: 27 mar 1974 m: 26 feb 1914 Manhattan, New York, United States father: Brascia, Domenico mother: De Palma, Maria Francesca

. . . . 5 D’Arelli, Tommaso b: 27 oct 1898 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

. . . . 5 D’Arelli, Lucia b: 25 jul 1901 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

. . . . 5 D’Arelli, Vincenzo b: 19 apr 1904 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy d: 8 jul 1905 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

. . . . 5 D’Arelli, Ciro Salvatore b: 28 jul 1906 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

. . . . . + Cicchelli, Teresa m: 9 oct 1923 Italy father: Cicchelli, Francesco

. . . . . + m: Uruguay

. . . 4 D’Arelli, Maria Isabella b: 6 oct 1857 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

. . . 4 Darelli, Maria Isabella b: jan 1858 d: 9 jun 1858 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

. . . 4 D’Arelli, Maria Isabella b: 26 jun 1859 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

. . . . + Pricoli, Vincenzo b: ~1864 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy m: 18 nov 1886 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy father: Pricoli, Donato mother: Maurella, Clarice

. . . 4 D’Arelli, Maria Rosa b: 28 jan 1863 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

. . . 4 D’Arelli, Maria Teresa b: 29 may 1865 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

. . 3 D’Arelli, Fortunato b: 3 jun 1832 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

. . 3 D’Arelli, Tommaso b: ~1835 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy d: 21 apr 1846 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

. . 3 D’Arelli, Alessandro b: ~1837 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

. . . + Branco, Rosa Maria b: ~1828 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy m: 28 oct 1855 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy father: Branco, Domenico mother: Gugliotti, Maria Teresa

. . . 4 D’Arelli, Michele b: 13 aug 1856 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

. . . . + Centurion, Dionisia Machado b: ~1859 Argentina m: 20 may 1890 Purificacion de Maria Santisima, Ayacucho, Buenos Aires, Argentina father: Centurion, Jose mother: Ferreira, Concepcion

. . . . 5 Darelli, Petrona Cenovia Elena b: 14 feb 1877

. . . . 5 Darelli, Segunda Rosa b: ~1879

. . . . 5 Darelli, Miguel b: ~1881 Argentina d: 12 dec 1923 Montreal, Quebec, Canada

. . . . . + Bryant, Florence Rosina b: ~1879 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom d: ~1928 father: Bryant, Henry mother: Harvey, Florence

. . . . . 6 Darelli, Clifford

. . . . . 6 Darelli, Reginald Henry b: 17 feb 1907 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom d: oct 1973 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

. . . . . . + Thomas, Elsie Theresa b: 13 jan 1911 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom d: oct 1989 Bristol, Avon, England, United Kingdom m: oct 1930 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom father: Thomas, Alfred William mother: Bryant, Maud Ellen

. . . . . . 7 Darelli, Enid Rosina b: jan 1932 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom d: 4 aug 2011

. . . . . . . + Williams, Leonard A. m: jul 1953 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

. . . . . . 7 Darelli, Pamela J. b: oct 1934 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

. . . . . . . + Fullgrave, John A. m: jul 1959 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

. . . . . . 7 Darelli, Colin D.C. b: jan 1941 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

. . . . . 6 Darelli, Leonard Walter b: 13 dec 1909 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom d: oct 1926 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

. . . . . 6 Darelli, Edwin Michael b: 10 dep 1911 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom d: may 1999 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

. . . . . . + Britnell, Elizabeth b: 28 apr 1914 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom d: apr 1992 Bristol, Avon, England, United Kingdom m: 22 dec 1934 St. Mary, Redcliffe, Brisol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom father: Britnell, Arthur Benjamin mother: Winterson, Elizabeth Jane Ware

. . . . . . 7 Darelli, Vivienne b: jul 1935 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

. . . . . . . + Jacobson, Ralph m: jan 1956 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

. . . . . . 7 Darelli, June R. b: jul 1945 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

. . . . . . . + Ogborne, Gerald H. m: apr 1966 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

. . . . . . 7 Darelli, Susan A. b: jul 1950 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

*2nd partner of Miguel Darelli:

. . . . . + Burchell, Emma May

. . . . . 6 Machado, Florence May d: ~1986 Montreal, Quebec, Canada

. . . . . . + Ebelhauser, Paul m: ~1938 Montreal, Quebec, Canada

. . . . . . 7 Ebelhauser, [MALE]

. . . . 5 Darelli, Rosa b: ~1883

. . . . 5 Darelli, Alvina b: ~1884 d: 23 jan 1884 Nuestra Señora del Rosaria, Maipu, Buenos Aires, Argentina

. . . . 5 Darelli, Francesco b: ~1887

. . . . 5 Darelli, Dolores b: ~1889

. . . 4 D’Arelli, Domenico b: 6 dec 1860 Sant’Arcangelo, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

  1. Cognomix. “Diffusione del cognome Darelli.” Accessed January 3, 2022. https://www.cognomix.it/mappe-dei-cognomi-italiani/DARELLI. ↩︎
  2. Forebears. “D’Arelli Surname.” Accessed January 3, 2022. https://forebears.io/surnames/d%60arelli. ↩︎
  3. 23andMe. “Paternal Haplogroup.” Accessed November 26, 2021. https://you.23andme.com/reports/paternal_haplogroup/. ↩︎
  4. Cruciani, Fulvio et al. “Tracing Past Human Male Movements in Northern/Eastern Africa and Western Eurasia: New Clues from Y-Chromosomal Haplogroups E-M78 and J-M12.” Molecular Biology and Evolution 24, no. 6 (June 2007): 1300-11. ↩︎

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