Type Surname
Usage Italian
Meaning & History
Southern Italian:
1. occupational name for a bell ringer, sexton, or sacristan, from an agent derivative of campana ‘bell’. 2. habitational name from a place named Campanaro, for example in Sicily and Campania.
1. occupational name for a bell ringer, sexton, or sacristan, from an agent derivative of campana ‘bell’. 2. habitational name from a place named Campanaro, for example in Sicily and Campania.