Surnames Ending with i

Abategiovanni Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Giovanni.

Abatescianni Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Gianni.

Abbadelli Italian
Means "little abbot" from Italian abate and the diminutive suffix -elli.

Abbasi Persian, Urdu
From the given name Abbas.

Abbatelli Italian
Variant of Abbadelli.

Abbiati Italian
Originally a name for a person from the city of Abbiategrasso, near Milan in Italy, called Abiatum in Latin.

Abelli Italian
From the given name Abele.

Abrami Italian
Derived from the given name Abramo.

Acardi Italian
Derived from the Norman name Achard, a form of Ekkehard.

Accardi Italian
Variant of Acardi.

Acciai Italian
Derived from medieval Italian accia meaning "axe", ultimately from Latin ascia.

Acciaioli Italian
Variant of Acciai.

Acconci Italian
Variant of Acconcio.

Accorsi Italian
From the given name Bonaccorso.

Acerbi Italian
From Italian acerbo meaning "bitter, harsh, severe".

Acquati Italian
From the name of a village, part of the city of Lecco in Lombardy. Its name is presumably derived from Italian acqua "water".

Adami Italian
Means "son of Adamo".

Adamoli Italian
Diminutive form of Adami.

Adelardi Italian
Means "son of Adelardo".

Adimari Italian
Means "son of Ademaro".

Affini Italian
From Latin affinis meaning "neighbouring, kindred".

Afolabi Yoruba
From the given name Afolabi.

Africani Italian
Means "son of Africano", the Italian form of Africanus.

Agani Italian
Means "son of Agano", a given name of unknown meaning.

Agli Italian
From place names like Agliè, Aglietti, Agliana and Agliate, all originating from the Latin name Allius or Alleius.

Agnelli Italian
From Italian agnello meaning "lamb" (ultimately from Latin agnus), denoting a pious or timid person.

Agnellini Italian
From a diminutive of Agnelli.

Agnusdei Italian
From Latin Agnus Dei meaning "lamb of God". This was a nickname for someone who was particularly religious or someone who wore this symbol.

Agosti Italian
Means "son of Agosto", a variant of Augusto.

Agostini Italian
Means "son of Agostino".

Ahmadi Persian
From the given name Ahmad.

Aiolfi Italian
Means "son of Aiolfo", which is derived from the Germanic name Agilulf.

Airaldi Italian
Means "son of Aroldo".

Akai Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Akbari Persian
From the given name Akbar.

Alamanni Italian
From Alemannia, the Latin name for Germany.

Albanesi Italian
Originally indicated a person who came from Albania.

Albani Italian
Derived from the given name Albano.

Alberghi Italian
Variant of Alberici.

Alberghini Italian
Diminutive of Alberghi.

Alberici Italian
Means "son of Alberico".

Alberighi Italian
Variant of Alberici.

Albini Italian
Means "son of Albino".

Albricci Italian
Variant of Alberici.

Albrici Italian
Variant of Alberici.

Aldebrandi Italian
Means "son of Aldebrando", an Italian form of Aldebrand.

Alderisi Italian
Means "son of Alderissius", a Latinized form of a Germanic name of unknown meaning.

Alesci Italian
Means "son of Alessio".

Alesi Italian
From the given name Alessio.

Alesini Italian
Means "son of Alesino", a diminutive of Alessio.

Alessandri Italian
Means "son of Alessandro".

Alessi Italian
From the given name Alessio.

Alfarsi Arabic
Means "the Persian" in Arabic, derived from Arabic فارس (Fāris) meaning "Persia".

Al-Ghazzawi Arabic
Originally indicated a person who came from Gaza in Palestine.

Ali Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Ali 1.

Aliberti Italian
Means "son of Alberto".

Alinari Italian
Means "son of Alinario", which is from the Germanic name Ellanher.

Aliprandi Italian
Means "son of Alibrand".

Allegri Italian
From an Italian nickname derived from allegro meaning "quick, lively".

Al-Mufti Arabic
Refers to a mufti, a Muslim legal advisor consulted in applying a religious law.

Aloi Italian
From a dialectal form of the name Aloisio.

Aloisi Italian
From the given name Aloisio.

Altimari Italian
Derived from the given name Altimaro, an alteration of Adelmar.

Altoviti Italian (Rare)
Derived from the Lombard given name Altwidus.

Alunni Italian
From Italian alunno meaning "student".

Amadei Italian
Means "son of Amadeo".

Amadori Italian
Means "son of Amatore".

Amalberti Italian
Means "son of Amalberto", from the Germanic name Amalbert.

Ambrogi Italian
Means "son of Ambrogio".

Ambrosi Italian
Means "son of Ambrogio".

Amerighi Italian
Means "son of Amerigo".

Amiri Persian
From the given name Amir 1.

Andrei Romanian
From the given name Andrei.

Andrzejewski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from towns called Andrzejewo or similar, derived from the given name Andrzej.

Angioli Italian
Means "son of Angiolo".

Ansaldi Italian
Means "son of Ansaldo".

Anselmetti Italian
Means "son of Anselmetto", a diminutive of Anselmo.

Anselmi Italian
Means "son of Anselmo".

Antonelli Italian
Means "son of Antonello".

Antoni f Greek
Feminine form of Antonis.

Antonini Italian
Means "son of Antonino".

Aoki Japanese
From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "green, blue" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Ardiccioni Italian
Means "son of Ardiccione", a derivative of Ardito.

Ardovini Italian
Means "son of Arduino".

Argyri f Greek
Feminine form of Argyris.

Arlotti Italian
Means "son of Arlotto".

Armani Italian
Means "son of Ermanno".

Armati Italian
From Italian armato meaning "armed, armoured, equipped".

Arnolfi Italian
Means "son of Arnolfo".

Arnoni Italian
Means "son of Arnone" from the medieval name Arnone, of uncertain origin.

Arrighetti Italian
Means "son of Arrighetto", a diminutive of the given name Arrigo.

Arrighi Italian
Means "son of Arrigo".

Arrigucci Italian
Means "son of Arriguccio", a diminutive of the given name Arrigo.

Avcı Turkish
Means "hunter" in Turkish.

Baggi Italian
Variant of Baggio.

Bagheri Persian
From the given name Bagher.

Bagni Italian
From Italian bagno "bath", derived from Latin balneum, referring to a person who worked as a bath house attendant.

Bagnoli Italian
Diminutive form of Bagni.

Bai Chinese
From Chinese 白 (bái) meaning "white".

Balboni Italian
Derived from the given name Balbino.

Baldi Italian
Derived from the given name Baldo.

Baldini Italian
Derived from the given name Baldino, a diminutive of Baldo.

Baldinotti Italian
Derived from the given name Baldinotto, from the Latin name Baldinoctus, a diminutive of Baldo.

Baldovini Italian
Derived from the given name Baldovino.

Ballerini Italian
From Italian ballerino meaning "dancer", an occupational name or nickname for someone who liked to dance.

Bandini Italian
From the Latin name Bandinus, a derivative of Bandus, which is of unknown meaning.

Bandoni Italian
From Italian bandone meaning "sheet of iron".

Barbieri Italian
Italian cognate of Barber.

Bardakçı Turkish
Means "glassmaker" from Turkish bardak "glass".

Barsotti Italian
Probably from the medieval Latin word baro meaning "man, freeman" (of Frankish origin).

Bartalotti Italian
Means "son of Bartalotto", a diminutive of Bartolo.

Bartolomei Italian
Derived from the given name Bartolomeo.

Barzetti Italian
Variant of Barsotti.

Bassanelli Italian
Diminutive form of Bassani.

Bassani Italian
Derived from the place name Bassano, belonging multiple villages in Italy.

Bassi Italian
Variant of Basso, common in northern Italy.

Bátori Hungarian
Variant of Báthory.

Bazzoli Italian
From Italian bazza meaning "protruding chin".

Becskei Hungarian
Indicated a person from Becske, a town in Hungary, which might be derived from the given name Benedek.

Bellandi Italian
Means "son of Bellando", from a medieval given name derived from Latin bellandus meaning "which is to be fought".

Bellandini Italian
Diminutive form of Bellandi.

Bellincioni Italian
Means "son of Bellincione", from a medieval name (borne for example by Dante's grandfather) that was probably a derivative of Italian bello "beautiful, fair".

Bellini Italian
From Italian bello meaning "beautiful".

Bellomi Italian
Variant of Bellomo.

Belloni Italian
Augmented form of Bello.

Bencivenni Italian
Means "son of Bencivenne", from the medieval name Bencivenga, a Tuscan variant of Benvenuto.

Benedetti Italian
From the given name Benedetto.

Benenati Italian
Means "son of Benenato", a given name derived from Latin bene "good, well" and natus "good".

Benini Italian
Means "son of Benino" from a diminutive of Bene or Beno, short forms of Benedetto.

Benizzi Italian
From the medieval given name Bonizzone.

Benvenuti Italian
Means "son of Benvenuto".

Berardi Italian
From the given name Berardo.

Bergamaschi Italian
Originally indicated an inhabitant of the city of Bergamo in Lombardy.

Berlusconi Italian
Probably from the Milanese word berlusch meaning "cross-eyed, crooked".

Bernardi Italian
From the given name Bernardo.

Berti Italian
Derived from the given name Berto.

Bertolini Italian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Bertoldo.

Biagi Italian
Means "son of Biagio".

Biancardi Italian
Italian form of Blanchard.

Bianchi Italian
From Italian bianco meaning "white", originally given to a person who was white-haired or extremely pale.

Bicchieri Italian
Means "drinking glasses" in Italian, referring originally to a person who made or sold them.

Binici Turkish
From the Turkish word binici meaning "rider, horseman".

Biondi Italian
Means "fair-haired, blond" in Italian. This name was borne by the American swimmer Matt Biondi (1965-).

Bodrogi Hungarian
Originally denoted someone living near the Bodrog, a river in northeastern of Hungary.

Bokori Hungarian
Variant of Bokor.

Bonaccorsi Italian
From the medieval given name Bonaccorso.

Borghi Italian
Derived from Italian borgo meaning "village".

Borgogni Italian
From the name of the French region of Burgundy (called Bourgogne in French), which is named after the Germanic tribe the Burgundians, meaning "people from the high land".

Boveri Italian
Variant of Bove.

Brioschi Italian
Derived from the town of Briosco, near Milan. It may be of Lombardic origin.

Brunetti Italian
Diminutive of Bruno.

Brzezicki m Polish
Derived from Polish brzezina meaning "birch grove".

Budai Hungarian
Originally indicated a person from the Hungarian city of Buda (one of the two cities that were joined to make Budapest in 1873).

Bùi Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Pei, from Sino-Vietnamese 裴 (bùi).

Büki Hungarian
Derived from the name of the Bükk Mountains, which means "beech tree" in Hungarian (probably of Slavic origin).

Bukoski Polish (Anglicized)
Variant of Bukowski.

Bukowski m Polish
Originally denoted someone who came from a place called Bukowo or Bukowiec, which derive from Polish buk meaning "beech".

Bulgarelli Italian
Diminutive of Bulgari.

Bulgari Italian
Originally denoted a person who came from Bulgaria, which is named after the Turkic tribe of the Bulgars, itself possibly from a Turkic root meaning "mixed".

Buonarroti Italian
From the medieval Italian given name Buonarroto meaning "good increase". This was the surname of the Renaissance painter and sculptor Michelangelo (1475-1564).

Burakgazi Turkish
Possibly from the given name Burak and Arabic غازي (ghāzī) meaning "warrior".

Cai Chinese
From Chinese 蔡 (cài) referring to the ancient state of Cai that existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.

Capitani Italian
Occupational name meaning "captain" in Italian, ultimately from Latin caput "head".

Carboni Italian
Variant of Carbone.

Chai Chinese
From Chinese 柴 (chái) meaning "firewood".

Charmchi Persian
Means "leather worker" in Persian, from چرم (charm) meaning "leather" combined with چی (chī), denoting an occupation.

Chaudhari Marathi, Gujarati
Alternate transcription of Marathi चौधरी or Gujarati ચૌધરી (see Chaudhary).

Chaudhri Hindi
Alternate transcription of Hindi चौधरी (see Chaudhary).

Chaudhuri Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali চৌধুরী (see Chowdhury).

Choi Korean
From Sino-Korean 崔 (choe) meaning "high, lofty, towering".

Cingolani Italian
From Cingoli, a town in the Marche region of Italy. It is derived from Latin cingo "surround, ring".

Cipriani Italian
From the given name Cipriano.

Conti Italian
From the Italian noble title conte meaning "count", derived from Latin comes (genitive comitis) meaning "companion, attendant". It denoted a person who worked for a count or behaved like one.

Corti Italian
From Italian corte meaning "court, yard".

Corvi Italian
Nickname derived from Italian corvo meaning "crow".

Costantini Italian
From the given name Costantino.

Cremaschi Italian
From the name of the city of Crema in Lombardy, northern Italy.

Cremonesi Italian
From the name of the Italian city of Cremona in Lombardy.

Crespi Italian
Variant of Crespo.

Crocetti Italian
Italian diminutive form of Croce.

Czajkowski m Polish
Originally indicated a person from any of the Polish towns named Czajków, all derived from Polish czajka meaning "lapwing (bird)".

Dąbrowski m Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations named Dąbrowa or Dobrów, derived from Polish dąb meaning "oak".

Dalí Spanish
From a given name, itself a diminutive of names beginning with the Old German element adal meaning "noble". This was the surname of the Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dalí (1904-1989).

Damiani Italian
Derived from the given name Damiano.

Darzi Persian
Means "tailor" in Persian.

Da Vinci Italian (Rare)
Means "from Vinci", a town near Florence. A famous bearer was the Italian artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519).

Değirmenci Turkish
From a Turkish word meaning "miller".

Demirci Turkish
Means "blacksmith" in Turkish.

Devi Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Odia
From Sanskrit देवी (devī) meaning "goddess". It is used as a surname by Indian women who did not originally have a family name. This is the most common surname in several Indian states.

Di Napoli Italian
Means "from Naples" in Italian.

Dinapoli Italian
Variant of Di Napoli.

Dioli Italian
Meaning unknown.

Donati Italian
From the given name Donato.

Dubanowski m Polish
Originally indicated a person from the town of Dubinowo (now Dubino in Belarus).

Dubicki m Polish
Originally indicated a person from the town of Dubica in Poland.

Dunai Hungarian
From Duna, the Hungarian name for river Danube.

Dunajski m Polish
Derived from Dunaj, the Polish name for the river Danube.

Ebrahimi Persian
From the given name Ebrahim.

Ekmekçi Turkish
Means "baker" in Turkish.

Fabbri Italian
From Italian fabbro meaning "blacksmith", ultimately from Latin faber.

Fausti Italian
From the given name Fausto.

Fermi Italian
Originally indicated a person from the town of Fermo in the Marche region of Italy, originally called Firmum in Latin meaning "strong, steady, firm".

Ferrari Italian
Occupational name for a metalworker or smith, derived from Latin ferrarius, a derivative of ferrum meaning "iron".

Ferri Italian
Variant of Ferro.

Filipowski m Polish
Either a patronymic from the given name Filip, or a habitational name denoting a person from the Polish town of Filipów (also derived from the given name).

Filippi Italian
Derived from the given name Filippo.

Fini Italian
Derived from given names ending in fino, such as Serafino.

Frei German
Means "free" in German, probably referring to someone outside the feudal system.

Fujimori Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".

Fukui Japanese
Denoted a person who was from Fukui prefecture in Japan.

Gabrielli Italian
From the given name Gabriele 1.

Gadhavi Gujarati
Meaning unknown, related to the Charan caste of Gujarat.

Gagliardi Italian
From Italian gagliardo meaning "strong, vigorous".

Galani f Greek
Feminine form of Galanis.

Galilei Italian (Rare)
From the given name Galileo. A notable bearer was the Italian astronomer and physicist Galileo Galilei (1564-1642). Both his given name and surname were from an earlier 15th-century ancestor (a doctor).

Galli Italian
Variant of Gallo, common in northern Italy.

Gandhi Gujarati, Hindi
From Sanskrit गान्धिक (gāndhika) meaning "perfumier, perfume seller", derived from गनध (gandha) meaning "scent, perfume". Notable bearers include Indian civil rights leader Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948), also known as Mahatma Gandhi, and Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi (1917-1984).

Gárdonyi Hungarian
Originally denoted a person from Gárdony, a town near Budapest in Hungary.

Garfagnini Italian
Originally denoted one from the region of Garfagnana in Tuscany, Italy, near the historical city of Lucca.

Gaspari Italian
From the given name Gaspare.

Gatti Italian
Means "cat" in Italian, originally a nickname for an agile person.

Gelashvili Georgian
Means "son of Gela".

Georgiadi f Greek
Feminine form of Georgiadis.

Ghasemi Persian
From the given name Ghasem.

Gholami Persian
From the given name Gholam.

Ghorbani Persian
From the given name Ghorban.

Gimondi Italian
Probably derived from the Old German given name Gismund.

Gismondi Italian
From the Old German given name Gismund.

Giuliani Italian
From the given name Giuliano.

Gorecki m Polish
Originally indicated a person from Górka, the name of various towns in Poland, ultimately from Polish góra "mountain".

Goretti Italian
Derived from the given name Gregorio.

Gori Italian
Derived from the given name Gregorio.

Górski m Polish
From the Polish word góra meaning "mountain".

Gotti German
Variant of Gott.

Grabowski m Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the various places called Grabów, Grabowa or Grabowo, all derived from Polish grab meaning "hornbeam tree".

Grassi Italian
Variant of Grasso.

Grimaldi Italian
From the given name Grimaldo. It is the surname of the royal family of Monaco, which came from Genoa.

Gronchi Italian
From the Tuscan word gronchio meaning "numb, bent". This is an Italian regional surname typical of Tuscany. A famous bearer was the Italian president Giovanni Gronchi (1887-1978).

Grossi Italian
Italian cognate of Gros.

Guarneri Italian
From the given name Guanero, an Italian cognate of Werner.

Guidi Italian
From the given name Guido.

Halmi Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian halom meaning "mound, small hill". Originally the name was given to someone who lived near or on a hill.

Hamaguchi Japanese
From Japanese 浜 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Hamasaki Japanese
From Japanese 浜 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Haraguchi Japanese
From Japanese 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Harmaajärvi Finnish
Means "grey lake" in Finnish.

Hashemi Persian
From the given name Hashem.

Hashiguchi Japanese
From Japanese 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Hayashi Japanese
From Japanese 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".

Heikki Finnish
From the given name Heikki.

Heydari Persian
From the given name Heydar.

Higashi Japanese
From Japanese 東 (higashi) meaning "east".

Hosseini Persian
From the given name Hossein.

I Korean
Variant of Lee 2.

Igarashi Japanese
From Japanese 五十 (i) meaning "fifty", an unwritten subject marker が (ga), and 嵐 (arashi) meaning "storm".

Imai Japanese
From Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "now, present" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Innocenti Italian
From a nickname meaning "innocent" in Italian.

Ioannidi f Greek
Feminine form of Ioannidis.

Ivanovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Ivan".

Iwai Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Iwasaki Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Izumi Japanese
From Japanese 泉 (izumi) meaning "spring, fountain".

Jabłoński m Polish
Originally denoted someone who lived by an apple tree, from Polish jabłoń meaning "apple tree".

Jafari Persian
From the given name Jafar.

Jamshidi Persian
From the given name Jamshid.

Jankowski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from a town named Jankowo or Janków, all derived from the given name Janek.

Janowski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from a town named Janowo, Janów or Janowice, all derived from the given name Jan 1.

Järvi Finnish
Means "lake" in Finnish.

Jaskólski m Polish
Originally indicated a person from various Polish towns named Jaskółki, derived from Polish jaskółka "swallow (bird)".

Jaskulski m Polish
Variant of Jaskólski.

Jaworski m Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the various places named Jawory or Jaworze, derived from Polish jawor meaning "maple tree".

Joshi Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Nepali
From Sanskrit ज्योतिश (jyotiśa) meaning "astronomer".

Jovanovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Jovan".

Jughashvili Georgian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. One theory suggests Ossetian roots with the meaning "son of the herder", derived from Ossetian дзуг (dzug) meaning "herd, flock, troop". Alternately, it could be derived from the name of the village of ჯუღაანი (Jughaani) in eastern Georgia. The most notable bearer was Joseph Stalin (1878-1953), born Ioseb Jughashvili, a leader of the Soviet Union.

Kamiński m Polish
From Polish kamień meaning "stone", a name for a stonecutter or for one who lived at a place with this name.

Kanzaki Japanese
From Japanese 神 (kan) meaning "god" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Karagianni f Greek
Feminine form of Karagiannis.

Karimi Persian, Arabic
Derived from the given name Karim.

Kariuki Kikuyu
Derived from the given name Kariuki.

Kárpáti Hungarian
Derived from Kárpátok, the Hungarian name of the Carpathians.

Katırcı Turkish
Derived from Turkish katır meaning "mule", a name for a person who made transports by mule.

Kawaguchi Japanese
Means "mouth of the river", from Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Kawakami Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".

Kawasaki Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Kazemi Persian
From the given name Kazem.

Kecskeméti Hungarian
Originally indicated a person who came from the Hungarian city of Kecskemét, derived from kecske meaning "goat".

Kędzierski m Polish
From a nickname meaning "curly", describing a person with curly hair.

Kobayashi Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".

Koizumi Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 泉 (izumi) meaning "spring, fountain". A notable bearer of this name is Junichiro Koizumi (1942-), who was Prime Minister of Japan.

Konishi Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 西 (nishi) meaning "west".

Konstantinidi f Greek
Feminine form of Konstantinidis.

Korrapati Telugu
From an area called Korra or Korrapalem combined with Telugu పతి (pati) meaning "belongs to".

Kowalski m Polish
From Polish kowal meaning "blacksmith". This is the second most common surname in Poland.

Kozłowski m Polish
Originally a name for a person from Kozłów, Kozłowo, or other places with a name derived from Polish kozioł meaning "male goat".

Krakowski mu Polish, Jewish
Habitational name for a person from the city of Kraków in southern Poland.

Krejči m Czech
Means "tailor" in Czech.

Krstevski m Macedonian
Means "son of Krste".

Kulkarni Marathi
Means "village clerk, revenue collector" in Marathi.

Kumagai Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 谷 (gai) meaning "valley".

Kundakçı Turkish
From Turkish kundak meaning "stock, wooden part of a rifle".