Italian Surnames: Meaning, Origin & Coat of Arms (page 2 of 5)

Son of Cecco (Francesco)

From Cecchino, a pet form of Francesco

Probably from Celenza

Someone living near a monastic cell or a storeroom

From Marcellino

Rags

A personal name or landscape

From the personal name Cesare (Caesar)

The personal name Caesarius or a possible woodland formation

A descendant of Cesario (the hairy one)

A diminutive from Giacomo or a word for a small stone

Bright, clear

Little Luciano

Little Cicco / Francesco

From Cyprus

Cyprian

Lordly (from Kyrillos)

From a name meaning merciful

Darling, favourite child

A nickname combining Nicholas and deaf

From Colella, a pet form of Nicola

Someone living on a hill, or a descendant of little Cola

Dove

Column; from Colonna

Little Nicola

A descendant of Como, from Giacomo, or someone from Como

A descendant of Conforto, a name of good wishes

Little Consolo

Count

Count (noble title)

Little count

Cap, capmaker

Rope

Son of Corrado

A descendant of Corrado, the Italian form of Conrad

From Corsica, or Corso

A shortened personal name

A nickname for a courteous person

At the court / farmyard

Someone from Cosenza in Calabria

Coast or hillside

Son of Costantino (Constantine)

Steadfast

Son of Crescenzio

Curly-haired

Curly-haired

From the personal name Cristiano, "Christian"

Someone from Cuneo in Piedmont

Probably from a Neapolitan form of the name Cosma

A nickname for a short person

Son of Agostino (Augustine)

"son of Alessandro"

"son of Amato", a name meaning "beloved"

Son of Ambrogio (Ambrose)

Of Amico ("friend")

Someone from Ancona

Son of Angelo

Of Antonio

Son of Onofrio

Son of Orazio

From the personal name Damiano (Damian)

Of Andrea

A shortened form of Daniel in several traditions

From the personal name Daniele (Daniel)

Italian personal-name explanations with a Scottish alternative

The Italian personal name equivalent to David

An Italian familiar personal name related to David

Of the family of Angelo

"of Filippo's family"

Son of Leo / lion

Of Luca (Luke)

Son of Marco (Mark)

Of Rosa, rose

Of Santo, "holy"

Son of Simone (Simon)

Of Stephen

Son of Vito

"of the judge"

Money / coin

Son of Benedetto / blessed

Of Biase / Blaise

"son of Carlo"

"son of Francesco"

Son of Giacomo (James)

Son of Giorgio

Of Giovanni

Of Maggio / May

"son of Martino"

Of Naples

"son of Nardo"

"son of Paola"

Son of Pietro (Peter)

Of Santo

Son of Stefano (Stephen)

The son of Iorio or Orio, pet forms of Onorio (honor)

The son of Vito

A descendant of the little, good man

Given (by God)

Foundling (Latin expositus)

Evangelist

Smiths, craftsmen

From the personal name Fabiano

Smith

"falcon", a falconer

Falcon, falconer

Falconer

Little Fano / shrine

A nickname for an imaginative or whimsical person

Flour; miller

A diminutive linked with flour, for a miller's helper

Little flour

Someone who ground grain, a miller

Someone from Fasano, or a nickname from the pheasant

"broad bean"

A northern Italian form connected with the smith

Someone who acted as a watchman or sentinel

From Bonifazio, good fate

Faith or a shortened personal name

From the personal name Federico (Frederick)

From the personal name Ferrante (Ferdinand)

From Ferrara

Blacksmith (from ferraro)

A worker in metals, a smith

Blacksmith

Someone who came from Ferrara, (Forum Allieni)

A worker in metals, a smith

Little iron

Iron; smith

Iron

"feast", a feast-day child

From the personal name Filippo (Philip)

Little Filippo

Flower before

Flower

Florentine

Leaf

Italian sling or landscape explanations

Spring or fountain

A nickname for a strong or brave person