Italian Surnames: Meaning, Origin & Coat of Arms (page 4 of 5)

Club, mace

From Mazzeo, a form of Matteo

Little mace or Tommaso

Little club

"club", or from Matteo

Honey

Honey (beekeeper)

Melon, a nickname or grower's name

A nickname from merlo, "blackbird"

From Messina

From Micheli, a southern form of Michele

From Milan

Someone from Milan

Someone from Milazzo in Sicily

Little Mino

From Modica

Miller

Monk

White mountain

Mountain dwellers

Mountain dweller

Lion mountain

Of the mountains

Hermit

From Morando, a medieval personal name

Little dark one

Dark-haired (little Moro)

Moor, dark-haired

Dark-haired

Someone from Monreale in Sicily

A nickname from mosca, "fly"

A familiar personal name or a Piedmontese locality

Mound, fortified hill

Mason, bricklayer

Someone who grew muscat grapes

A musical occupation or a different southern regional meaning

Little Giovanni

Someone who came from Neapolis (new city) in Italy

An older personal name with an uncertain formation

From Naples

Neapolitan

From Nardo, short for Leonardo or Bernardo

A name for a child born at Christmas

A plural or patronymic form of Nativo

Dark-haired, dark-complexioned

Short form of Ranieri; dark

Two tentative Italian nickname explanations

From Nicoletto, a pet form of Nicola

A descendant of Nuccio, from names ending in -nuccio

A descendant of Nuzzo, a short form of Giovannuzzo

Little olive grove

Son of Oliviero

Of Onofrio

From Orlando (Roland)

Famous land (Roland)

"little bear"

Son of Ottaviano

Peace

From Padua

From Padua

Someone living near a marsh, or from Padula

From pagano, "villager" or "pagan"

Villager; unbaptised child

An upland meadow or a shovel-related trade

From Palermo

From paladino, "paladin", a knight of Charlemagne

Palm, from Palm Sunday, or from Palma

Pilgrim to the Holy Land

Wood pigeon, dove

White bread

Someone growing millet or living by a millet field

A nickname or place connection

From Paoletto, a pet form of Paolo

Of Paolo

Sons of little Paul

"priest", or a nickname

A relative or parent, or someone from Parenti in Calabria

From Paris, Parisian

A Ligurian surname of uncertain origin

Pascal / Easter

Born at Easter

Cross the water

Sparrow

Shepherd

A descendant of Patti, from Patrizio, or someone from Patti in Sicily

The city or another place called Pavia

Sheep

Pilgrims

Pilgrim

Feather / Sicilian place

"pepper", or Giuseppe

Little Peter

A descendant of Piero, Peter

Big Pietro (Peter)

Fish, fishmonger

A descendant of Pietro (rock)

Big Pietro

Little Pietro

Town square

A magpie nickname or a medieval personal name

"little"

Son of Piero

Feather or quill, a Sardinian name

A pear tree or a Sardinian woodpile expression

Pears; pear tree

From Pisa

A personal name or a flatbread-related formation

Peak / from Pizzo

Italian personal-name, place-name and poultry explanations

Family of Polo (Paul)

From Ippolito

Bridge

Pig, a nickname or name for a swineherd

Gatekeeper

Dweller by a well

Service to a priest or a quickness nickname

Foundling

From Provence

Pet form of Jacopo

From Apulia

An Italian nickname or personal name

A red-haired or ruddy man

An innkeeper

Forty

Four eyes

Of Raffaello

Counsel protector

A personal name or place

From Randazzo

Counsel army

The physician who came from Porto (gate), in Italy

An heir designation or a shortened personal-name formation

Someone from Rescigno near Salerno

Son of Riccardo ("powerful ruler")

Curly-haired

Son of Ricciardo

Someone from Reggio, or a royal name

Son of Rigo (Enrico)

From Rinaldo, "ruler by counsel"