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  • The most extensive migrations to these islands occurred during the Cypriote (1571-1573), Candian (1645-1669), and Morean wars (1684-1699) (between Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire).

Ref from: The Land of 1000 Islands by Igor Rudan


First time the surname Xuvella was mention was in a document dated 1642 (2nd February), Blato (Blatta).

(ref from:Vela Luka od 1490 do 1834 by Zvonko Maricic-p168)


Timeline

  • Xuvella's arrived on the west end of the island of Korcula in the 1600s.

Note: Era of the Black Plague, Ottoman (Turkish) invasions & Uskoci in the Dalmatian region.

  • First mention in Blatta (Blato) documents in 1642 (Antonio Xuvella-today in Croatian: Ante).

(according to Zvonko Maričić, Xuvella'a built cottages in the Vallegrande-Vela Luka around 1690)

  • Stone Cross built in 1761- Vincidur (Vinčidur).
  • Stone Cross built in 1818- near Rasohatija (Rasohatica-Kruševo).
  • House built in 1837 in Vallegrande.
  • A Xuvella Giacobbo di Francesco (Jacob-today in Croatian: Jakov) was enrolled in School year of 1862./63.; III. r. (grade). Son of Francesco, meaning Frank.

Original name of the school: Imp. re. Scuola elementare-Minore di Tre Classi (Teresi Castellani) ref from:Osnovna Škola "Vela Luka" Vela Luka Zbornik-150 Godina Školstva u Velaoj Luci (p48)

First Names

  • Ante (Croatian)-1642. Antonio Xuvella (owner of a property in Postražišću).

Antonio is a Greek, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish first name. Wikipedia: "The name derives from Antonius, a well known Latin family name, probably of Etruscan origin".

  • Ivan (Croatian)-1644. Giovanni Xuvella
  • Ante (Croatian)-1649.
  • Kuzma (Croatian)-1672 Kuzma Xuvella
  • Jakov (Croatian)-1672 Giacomo Xuvella (or Jacopo, Giacobbo)
  • Nikola (Croatian)-1679 Nicola Xuvella
  • Jakov (Croatian)-1705

  • Francesco Xuvella-1862 (son enrolled in the primary school)

Xuvella Bergue (family nick name)-1834

"This is an ancient heraldic surname whose origins trace back to the Province of Gaul (France) in the 6th Century and earlier. It is topographical for one who lived on a steep bank, and is also found recorded as "Delbergue, Bergeau" and "Bergeon"." Ref from: www.surnamedb.com

In local Croatian it's Brbe.