Save Type Surname (from given name & from nickname) Usage Italian Pronounced Pron. /fra.ˈkas.so/ [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsFracassi Meaning & History Means "din, uproar, fracas; crash, ruin" in Italian, a nickname for a rowdy, destructive person, or for a noisy braggart. Alternatively, it could derive from the Roman cognomen Fraucus.