The Lupo family was a family of court musicians in England in the 16th and 17th centuries. "Lupo", Italian for "Wolf", was often used as a surname by Jews in Gentile society. Per Holman, "It must have appealed to them as a suitably ironic name for a persecuted people who were often likened to wolves in the mythology of the time." – Antonio de Bortholomeo da violeta da Salò; – Bartolomeo, father of Antonio, replaced by Cornelio in 1544. – Cornelio (who died in Istria in 1550) began playing at the Scuola in 1541. He was the son of Jacomo lauter; – Batista de Caro da Sallò;