The civic coat of arms of Andrano has a red background  with a bunch of seven ears. There are many hypotheses about the origins of the village. It was probably founded in the 9^th-10^th centuries during the Saracen invasions. We could also suppose it was founded by a group of Crete colonist exiled from their island. The most reliable hypothesis says that the village was built by those who survived the destruction of the ancient Hamlet of Cellino, in the 5^th century B.C. which is described in some historic documents. The name of the village would derive from the name of Sant'Andrea, the former patron saint of this village. in the 6^th century the village was ruled by the De Hugots. Andrano was also ruled by the De Castillos, the Bortones, the Saracinos, the Spinolas, the Gallones and finally by the Caracciolos of Marano. This village as many others in the Salento were attacked by the Longobards, the Saracens and the Turks. Among the famous people of Andrano we remember: Girolamo Massa was a member of a noble family and lived in the 19th century. When he was thirty-three he decided to become priest. Girolamo Massa studied at the seminary of Otranto and he lived trying to help the neighbour. Flavio Giuchi lived in the 18^th century and wrote some interesting works. Giovanni Antonio Saracino lived in the 15^th century, he was the lord of the village and died in Otranto fighting the Turks. Luigi Nuzzo lived between the 19^th and the  20^th century, and was a beloved priest. He always cared for the poor people and created the first maternal school of this town.