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Petrucci

Petrucci is an Italian surname. It's origin is from th 1400s when it became necessary to add a second name to distinguish between individuals with the same given name.(1) It is a patronymic surname and can be translated "Descendant of Peter.  "Petr"  meaning "Peter" and "ucci" meaning "descendant of" (2)  There is some speculation that "Peter" refers to Peter, the apostle of Christ and that Petrucci's are his descendants.  Josephus, a noted Jewish historian states that Peter died in Rome. The Bible mentions Peter's wife but is silent as to whether or not he had children at the time of his apostleship.

(1) http://genealogy.about.com/cs/surname/a/italian_surname.htm (2) http://genealogy.about.com/cs/surname/a/italian_surname.htm