Italian Surnames: Meaning, Origin & Coat of Arms (page 1 of 5)

Someone connected with an abbot or an abbey

From the personal name Accetto

From the personal name Agostino (Augustine)

An August connection or the personal name Augustus

From Aiello, a place name

A personal name or place

Someone from Albania, or from an Arbëreshë community

From Albano / white

Shelter or a personal name

From the personal name Alberto

Little Alberto

Alfano / Adalfuns

Cheerful

Altiero / high

From Amantea

Beloved

A personal name or place

Love God

"loving"

A descendant of Angelo (an angel)

A descendant of Angelo (an angel)

Little angel

From the personal name Angelo

From Antonello, a pet form of Antonio

Little Antonio

Little Anthony

Ansaldo / Ansalone

From Aquino

"sand", sandy ground

A Piedmontese place name

A diminutive nickname involving the goshawk

An Italian name or place; a separate Navajo route

From Avellino

Little Bacchio

Balthazar

Little Baldo

Son of Baraldo

Foreigner, or bearded

Barber

A fish nickname, fishing work, or an uncle-related word

Baron

Little Bartolo

Royal (from Basil)

From Bassano

Short

A nickname for a short man, or someone from low-lying land

Battle (soldier, fighter)

From the nickname bello, "handsome"

Little handsome one

Little handsome one

Little Bello (handsome)

Beautiful hill

Of Benedetto ("blessed")

Welcome

Cap maker

From Bergamo

Son of Bernardo ("brave as a bear")

Son of little Bernardo

Someone living in a hut, or a short personal name

Bright (Bert-)

Little Bertolo (Bartholomew)

Big Berto

A diminutive of Berto, from names like Alberto

"drink water"

Fair- or white-haired (plural of Bianco)

Little fair one

White, fair

From the nickname biondo, "fair-haired"

Fair-haired

Good year

A good-fortune personal name

A good-day name or another shortened personal name

Little Bono (good)

Little good one

Good child

A personal name or nickname involving good

Good man

Townsman, burgher

From borgo, "village"

A Venetian coin word or a northeastern wind expression

From Borrello, a medieval personal name

Little Bortolo, Bartholomew

A wood or woodland locality

From Brembilla near Bergamo

From Brunello, a pet form of Bruno

From Brunetto, a pet form of Bruno, "brown"

Brown, brown-haired

Brown-haired or dark-complexioned

Peel / short form

"good"

Good heart

From Cabras in Sardinia

Someone who came from Cairo (victorious), in Italy

Someone from Cairo Montenotte or a similar place

From Calabria

Little bald one

Countryside or a locality

"bell", a bell maker

Little bell

Of the corner

From Cantù

From capasso, a large earthenware jar

Big head

A hat maker, from cappello, "hat"

Goat

Someone from Capua in Campania

Head, headstrong

Charcoal

Someone who mined coal or burned charcoal

Cardinal

From Carlo (Charles)

From Carluccio, a pet form of Carlo

Dried meat

A diminutive of Carlo

A personal name or nickname for a dear person

Carpenter

Stony ground, a place name, or a carriage road

Someone from Carrara in Tuscany

Paper, document; or from Cartha

Boy, young lad; close-cropped head

A house, a shortened personal name, or a Sicilian trade

"farmhouse" or hamlet

New house

A cheese maker or seller, or a descendant of Cassius

Little house

From a town called Cassano

From castagna, "chestnut"

Castle keeper

Dweller by a castle

Someone who came from Catalan, in Spain

Catalan

From Cataldo (Cathal)

From Catania

A personal name, a title, or a cotton-related occupation

Captain, feudal vassal

Horsemen, knights

"horse", a horse keeper

Horse

From Cecco, a pet form of Francesco