Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Italian Pronounced Pron. /mo.ˈne.ta/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Possibly originating from a nickname given to those who lived near a temple dedicated to Juno Moneta. A famous bearer of this surname is Nobel Prize for Peace recipient Ernesto Teodoro Moneta (1833–1918).
Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage Italian Meaning & History from moneta "money" probably applied as either a nickname for a rich man or as a metonymic occupational name for a moneyer or money lender.