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Italian mainland | Sicily | ||
Milan | 7 | Gela (and surrounding area) | 100 |
Turin | 7 | Catania | 4 |
Tuscany | 6 | Farra di Soligo | 1 |
Rome | 6 | Grambettolo (Fo) | 1 |
Bolzano | 1 | Liema | 1 |
Genoa | 1 | Sanfre | 1 |
Napoli | 1 | Sicily (Ragusa) | 1 |
Novara | 1 | Palermo | 1 |
Total | 30 | Total | 110 |
Hyphenated surname:
Cauchi-Inglott | Torino (2) |
Cauchi Bonvissuto | Gela (1) |
Cauchi Cafa | Gela (1) |
Cauchi Cassara | Gela (1) |
Cauchi Cassarino | Gela (1) |
Cauchi Costa | Gela (1) |
Cauchi Ferrisi | Gela (1) |
Cauchi Girignotto | Gela (1) |
Cauchi Passarello | Gela (1) |
Cauchi Pitre | Gela (1) |
Cauchi Rocco | Gela (1) |
Cauchi Scudera | Gela (1) |
Cauchi-Vella | Gela (1) |
Cauchi-Zuppardo | Gela (1) |
There are nearly 4 times as many Cauchi surnames in the southern Sicilian port-city of Gela alone, than in all the other towns in mainland Italy. The maritime city of Gela also has a relatively high number of Cauchi hyphenated surnames.
The Cauchi's in mainland Italy could possibly be former residents of Gela who sought better employment opportunities in the industrial areas of northern Italy, such as Milan and Turin.
In his book "The Malta Language Question - a case study in cultural imperialism" Geoffrey Hull states that "the Gela-Caltanisetta-Agrigento axis appears to be the source of most of the oldest Maltese surnames".
It is of interest to note that four of the hyphenated surnames in the city of Gera, namely Cauchi-Inglott, Cauchi Costa, Cauchi Pitre and Cauchi Vella, would be indistinguishable from present day hyphenated Maltese surnames.
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