Italian Surnames: Meaning, Origin & Coat of Arms (page 3 of 5)

Fortune, luck

A probable landscape name involving strawberries

From Franco, "free" or "a Frank"

Free man, or Frank

From Frigerio

"Smokes the cocks" (a nickname)

Friulian

Dark-haired

From the personal name Gabriele (Gabriel)

From Gaeta

A personal name originally referring to Gaeta

From Gagliano

Sturdy / gallant

Gallant, courteous

From Galasso (Galahad)

From Galbiate

Rooster

Rooster

From Galluccio, a pet form of Gallo

Leg

Little leg

A regional wind expression or a related nickname formation

Carnation

Son of Gaspare

Cats; catlike

Cat

Cat-like

Several alternative Italian surname explanations

Son of Gennaro

Someone from Genoa

Noble, courteous

Someone who came from Gerace, in Italy

From Geraci

Little John

From Giannino (John)

Little Gianni

A dweller where lilies grew

Lily

Little lily / Giglio

From the personal name Gioia, "joy"

Jordan (from the river)

Son of Giorgio (George)

From Giovannino, a pet form of Giovanni

Of Giuliano (Julian)

Just, fair

From Gregorio / spear

Of the plump one

Stout, fat

The polite, gracious man

The polite, gracious man

Gratian / pleasing

Greek

Steep bank

Someone from Greece or of Greek background

Son of Grimaldo

From Guarino, a Germanic personal name

Son of Guarniero

War; a fierce or quarrelsome man

Son of Guido

A short form of personal names ending in -guzzo

From a Greek word for a deacon

A name given to foundlings, "innocents"

From the personal name Ippolito

A short form of names ending in -izzo, or a nickname

Julian

Someone from Amantea in Calabria

From the personal name Lamberto

From Lando

Son of Landolfo

"lance"

From lauro, "laurel", or the personal name Lauro

From the personal name Lazzaro (Lazarus)

Son of Leonardo

Lion

From the personal name Leone, "lion"

"hare"

From Licata

A light-complexioned or white-haired man

From Locatello near Bergamo

Someone with the qualities of a snail, or a short personal name

From Lombardy; also a merchant or banker

Lombard, northerner

Tall

The tall one

Little Lorenzo

"the red-haired one", from lo russo

Someone living at a green place

From Luke

From Lucca

From the personal name Luciano

Of Lucianus / light

Wolf

"May", a May child

An elder son or a person of higher rank

Locksmith, tinker

Thin

Evil thorn

Bad head, stubborn

From Malta

Left-handed

Left-handed

Left-handed

Man of peace

From Mantua

"bullock"

Bullock keeper

Carpenter

From Marano

Marquis

"marquis"

Of little Marco

Son of Marco (Mark)

A descendant of Marco (belonging to Mars)

From Marcone, a form of the name Marco

A plural personal-name form or a different regional route

From Mariano (Marianus)

Of Marius / Marian

Little Marino

Of Marino; seafarer

Of the sea

Son of Mariotto (little Mario)

An Italian shortened personal name

From marra, a hoe, for a farm worker

Hoe (farm labourer)

Brown / chestnut

From martello, "hammer", for a smith

Martin in German tradition, with a separate Italian route

An Italian personal name or place connection

Of little Martino

Of Martino (Martin)

Of Mars

Little Martin

Someone from Marzano or a name linked with March

A March association or a shortened personal name

From Maso, a short form of Tommaso

An Italian Masino form, distinct from Czech Mašín

From Massa, a place name ("estate, farmstead")

Farm steward

From the personal name Matteo (Matthew)