Surname Spotlight: Rotundo

Rotundo sits within the Rotondo family of names, which has Italian roots. The name is usually explained as “Round”.

• The 2010 US Census counted 458 people named Rotundo, ranking it number 46,487 among American surnames. It sits among the 50,000 most common last names in the country.
• Spelled with “u” instead of “o”, Rotundo shows how the same name was heard and written differently.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.
• You may also find the name written Rotonda and Tondo.

Family crest and blazon

There is no single Rotundo family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. For the full story, order the Rotundo surname pack.