Surnames Ending with i

This is a list of surnames in which the ending sequence is i.
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Kuroki Japanese
From Japanese (kuro) meaning "black" and (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Kwiatkowski m Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations named Kwiatków, Kwiatkowo or Kwiatkowice, named from a diminutive of Polish kwiat meaning "flower".
Làconi Sardinian
From the name of the town of Làconi on Sardinia, Italy.
Lahti Finnish
Means "bay, cove" in Finnish.
Lamberti Italian
Derived from the given name Lamberto.
Landi Italian
Derived from the given name Lando.
Landolfi Italian
From the given name Landolfo, Italian form of the Lombardic name Landulf.
Lazzari Italian
Means "son of Lazzaro".
Leggièri Italian
Means "light, thin" in Sicilian.
Lemmi Italian
From a short form of the given name Guglielmo. It is typical of Tuscany.
Leonardi Italian
From the given name Leonardo.
Leoni Italian
Derived from the given name Leone 1.
Levi Jewish
From the given name Levi.
Lewandowski m Polish
From the Polish estate name Lewandów, which is itself possibly derived from a personal name or from lawenda "lavender".
Li 1 Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "plum, plum tree". This was the surname of Chinese emperors of the Tang dynasty.
Li 2 Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "black".
Lippi Italian
From the given name Filippo. It is common in the area of Florence.
Locatelli Italian
From Locatello, a town in Lombardy, northern Italy, near the city of Bergamo.
Lombardi Italian
Originally indicated someone who came from the Lombardy region of northern Italy, which was named for the Lombards, a Germanic tribe who invaded in the 6th century. Their name is derived from the Old German roots lang "long" and bart "beard".
Lupei Romanian
Variant of Lupu.
Mac Giolla Rí Irish
Means "son of the king's servant" in Irish.
Maestri Italian
Means "master" in Italian.
Mägi Estonian
Means "hill, mountain" in Estonian.
Mahmoudi Persian
From the given name Mahmoud.
Mai Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Mei, from Sino-Vietnamese (mai).
Majewski m Polish
Derived from Polish maj meaning "May". It may have been given in reference to the month the bearer was baptized.
Maki 1 Japanese
From Japanese (maki) meaning "shepherd, tend cattle".
Maki 2 Japanese
From Japanese (ma) meaning "real, genuine" and (ki) meaning "tree".
Makri f Greek
Feminine form of Makris.
Malinowski m Polish
From Polish malina meaning "raspberry", originally indicating a person who lived near a raspberry patch.
Mancini Italian
Diminutive of Manco.
Manfredi Italian
Derived from the given name Manfredo.
Mantovani Italian
From the name of the city of Mantua in Lombardy, northern Italy (Mantova in Italian).
Marchesi Italian
From the Italian title marchese meaning "marquis". It was probably a nickname for a person who behaved like a marquis or worked in the household of a marquis.
Marchetti Italian
From a diminutive of the given name Marco.
Marchi Italian
Derived from the given name Marco.
Marchioni Italian
Possibly from the given name Melchiorre or the compound name Marco Giovanni.
Marconi Italian
Derived from the given name Marco.
Mari Italian
Aphetic form of Altimari.
Mariani Italian
From the given name Mariano.
Marini Italian
Derived from the given name Marino.
Martelli Italian
Italian form of Martel 2.
Martí Catalan
Derived from the given name Martí.
Martinelli Italian
From a diminutive of the given name Martino.
Martini Italian
Derived from the given name Martino.
Masi Italian
From the given name Maso a short form of Tommaso.
Mataracı Turkish
Occupational name for a person who made water bottles or flasks, from Turkish matara "flask".
Matei Romanian
Derived from the given name Matei.
Meggyesfalvi Hungarian
Derived from a Hungarian village named Meggyesfalva meaning "cherry village", from meggy "cherry" and falu "village".
Mei Chinese
From Chinese (méi) meaning "plum, apricot".
Messerli German (Swiss)
Swiss diminutive form of Messer.
Michalski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from a village named Michale or Michały, both derived from the given name Michał.
Michelakaki f Greek
Feminine form of Michelakakis.
Michelaki f Greek
Feminine form of Michelakis.
Micheli Italian
From the given name Michele 1.
Mihai Romanian
From the given name Mihai.
Milani Italian
Variant of Milano.
Minami Japanese
From Japanese (minami) meaning "south".
Miyazaki Japanese
From Japanese (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Mizutani Japanese
From Japanese (mizu) meaning "water" and (tani) meaning "valley".
Mladenovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Mladen".
Mochizuki Japanese
Means "full moon" in Japanese, a compound of (mochi) meaning "wish, desire" and (tsuki) meaning "moon".
Mohammadi Persian
From the given name Mohammad.
Mondadori Italian
From Italian mondatore meaning "weeder". This was an occupational name for someone who kept fields clear of weeds.
Montanari Italian
Means "from the mountain" in Italian.
Monti Italian
Means "mountain, hill" in Italian, from Latin mons.
Moradi Persian
From the given name Morad.
Morandi Italian
From the medieval given name Morando, an Italian form of Morandus.
Morelli Italian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Mauro.
Moretti Italian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Mauro.
Mori Japanese
From Japanese (mori) meaning "forest".
Mousavi Persian
From the given name Mousa.
Mussolini Italian
From Italian mussolina meaning "muslin", a type of cloth, itself derived from the city of Mosul in Iraq. This name was borne by the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini (1883-1945).
Mwangi Kikuyu
Derived from the given name Mwangi.
Naaji Arabic
From the given name Naaji.
Naggi Italian
Originally denoted a person from the town of Naggio in Lombardy, Italy.
Nagi Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ناجي (see Naaji).
Nakabayashi Japanese
From Japanese (naka) meaning "middle" and (hayashi) meaning "forest".
Nakai Japanese
From Japanese (naka) meaning "middle" and (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Naldi Italian
From given names like Arnaldo and Rinaldo.
Nani Italian
Variant of Nana.
Nanni Italian
Variant of Nana.
Nannini Italian
From Nanni, a diminutive of the given name Giovanni.
Napoleoni Italian
From the medieval given name Napoleone.
Napoletani Italian
Originally indicated a person from Naples in Italy.
Napoli Italian
Originally indicated a person from Naples in Italy.
Nardi Italian
From the given name Nardo, which was originally a short form of names like Bernardo or Leonardo.
Nascimbeni Italian
From the medieval given name Nascimbene, typical of the Venetian region.
Necchi Italian
Possibly from Italian neccio, a type of flat bread.
Negri Italian
Nickname derived from Italian negro "black", used to refer to someone with dark hair or dark skin.
Negrini Italian
Variant of Negri.
Nelli Italian
Derived from the given name Nello.
Nenci Italian
Means "son of Nencio", a Tuscan diminutive of the name Lorenzo.
Nepi Italian
From the town of Nepi in central Italy, which is of uncertain origin.
Neri Italian
From Italian nero "black", indicating a person with a dark complexion or dark hair.
Neroni Italian
Variant of Neri.
Nervetti Italian
Possibly a nickname for an innkeeper, from archaic Milanese nervètt, a local meal prepared from a calf.
Nervi Italian
From the name of the town of Nervi in Liguria, northwestern Italy.
Nespoli Italian
From the name of towns such as Nespoli and Nespoledo, derived from Italian nespola meaning "medlar (tree)".
Nibhanupudi Telugu
From the name of a village in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Nicchi Italian
From the Italian word nicchio meaning "shell", possibly a nickname for people related to the sea.
Nicolai Italian
Means "son of Nicola 1".
Nicolosi Italian
From the name of the town Nicolosi on Sicily, itself named for Saint Nicholas.
Niemi Finnish
Means "peninsula, cape" in Finnish.
Nieri Italian
Either a variant of Neri, or from the Italian name Raniero.
Nikolovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Nikola 1".
Nishitani Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and (tani) meaning "valley".
Nisi Italian
Means "son of Niso", an Italian form of the mythological name Nisus.
Noguchi Japanese
From Japanese (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Nowakowski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from various towns called Nowakowo or similar, derived from Polish nowy meaning "new".
Nowicki m Polish
Habitational name for a person from any of the towns in Poland called Nowice. The name is derived from Polish nowy meaning "new".
Nurmi Finnish
Means "meadow, field" in Finnish. It was the surname of the athlete Paavo Nurmi (1897-1973).
Nyitrai Hungarian
Indicated someone from Nitra, a city and historic principality of Slovakia (formerly in Hungary). Its name is derived from that of a local river, which is of unknown meaning.
Oberti Italian
Derived from the given name Uberto.
Okazaki Japanese
From Japanese (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Olszewski m Polish
Originally denoted someone who lived near an alder tree, from Polish olsza meaning "alder tree".
Opeyemi Yoruba
From the given name Opeyemi.
Orsini Italian
From a nickname meaning "little bear" in Italian, from Latin ursus "bear".
Ostrowski m Polish
From Polish ostrów meaning "river island".
Pachi f Greek
Feminine form of Pachis.
Pagani Italian
Italian cognate of Payne.
Pajari Finnish
Means "boyar", the Finnish form of the Russian noble title боярин (boyarin).
Pakulski m Polish
Originally denoted a person from Pakuly, Poland.
Papadaki f Greek
Feminine form of Papadakis.
Papoutsi f Greek
Feminine form of Papoutsis.
Parisi Italian
Italian form of Parish 1.
Parodi Italian
From the name of a village near Genoa in northern Italy.
Parri Italian
From the given name Gaspare.
Passerini Italian
From Italian passero meaning "sparrow".
Pataki Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian patak meaning "creek, brook" (a word of Slavic origin). It was given to people who lived near a creek.
Pavesi Italian
Variant of Pavia.
Pavlovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Pavle".
Pavoni Italian
Variant of Pavone.
Pawlitzki German
German surname derived from a Slavic form of the given name Paul.
Pawłowski m Polish
Habitational name for someone from a town named Pawłowo, derived from the given name Paweł.
Pedrotti Italian
From a diminutive of the given name Pietro.
Pei Chinese
From Chinese (péi), possibly referring to an ancient city.
Pentti Finnish
Derived from the given name Pentti.
Pesti Hungarian
Originally it indicated someone from Pest, one of the towns that were joined to make Budapest.
Petőfi Hungarian
Means "son of Pető", an old diminutive of Péter.
Petri Italian
Derived from the given name Pietro.
Petrovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Petar".
Peynirci Turkish
From Turkish peynir meaning "cheese".
Piccoli Italian
Nickname for a short person, from Italian piccolo "small".
Pietri Italian
Derived from the given name Pietro.
Pini Italian
Name for a person who lived near a pine tree, from Italian pino, Latin pinus.
Piotrowski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from towns named Piotrów, Piotrowo or Piotrowice, all derived from the given name Piotr.
Pisani Italian
From Italian pisano, the name for an inhabitant of the city of Pisa, Italy. The city's name is of unknown meaning.
Poggi Italian
Variant of Poggio.
Pokorni Hungarian
Hungarian form of Pokorný.
Poletti Italian
From a diminutive of the given name Paolo. This name is typical of northern and central Italy.
Popławski m Polish
From Polish poplaw meaning "flowing water, flood".
Popovski m Macedonian
Means "son of the priest" in Macedonian.
Portelli Italian
Diminutive form of Porto.
Pozzi Italian
From Italian pozzo meaning "well, pit", derived from Latin puteus.
Prifti Albanian
From Albanian prift meaning "priest".
Prosdocimi Italian
From the given name Prosdocimo, Italian form of Prosdocimus.
Pusztai Hungarian
From Hungarian puszta meaning "plain, steppe". The name was given to someone living on a plain.
Quattrocchi Italian
From Italian quattro meaning "four" and occhi meaning "eyes", a nickname for a person who wore glasses. It is usually found in Sicily.
Rahimi Persian
From the given name Rahim.
Raimondi Italian
Derived from the given name Raimondo.
Raneri Italian
Derived from the Italian given name Raniero.
Rapti f Greek
Feminine form of Raptis.
Ratti Italian
From Italian ratto meaning "rat", originally denoting a sly individual.
Ricchetti Italian
Diminutive form of Ricci.
Ricci Italian
From Italian riccio meaning "curly", a nickname for someone with curly hair. It is ultimately from Latin ericius meaning "hedgehog".
Riggi Italian
From the name of the Italian city of Reggio Calabria, from Latin Rhegium, of Greek origin.
Righi Italian
From the given name Arrigo.
Rinaldi Italian
Derived from the given name Rinaldo.
Rizzi Italian
Variant of Ricci.
Robustelli Italian
From a nickname for a strong person, from Italian robusto "strong", from Latin robustus "firm, solid, oaken".
Rocchi Italian
Derived from the given name Rocco.
Roncalli Italian
From the names of places like Ronco or Ronchi, quite common in northern Italy, derived from ronco meaning "cleared land, terraced land". It was the surname of Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli (1881-1963), the pope John XXIII.
Ronchi Italian
From Italian places named Ronchi, derived from ronco meaning "cleared land, terraced land". It is most common in northern and central Italy.
Rossi Italian
Derived from a nickname for a red-haired person, from Italian rosso, Latin russus meaning "red". This is the most common surname in Italy.
Rossini Italian
Diminutive form of Rossi. A famous bearer was the Italian composer Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868).
Rostami Persian
Derived from the given name Rostam.
Rovigatti Italian
From the name of the city of Rovigo in northeastern Italy near Venice. It was called Rodigium in Latin, and is of unknown meaning.
Rudaski Polish (Anglicized)
Americanized variant of Rudawski.
Rudawski m Polish
Indicated a person who lived near the Rudawa, a river in Poland.
Ruggeri Italian
Derived from the given name Ruggero.
Rustici Italian
From Italian rustico meaning "rustic, rural".
Rutkowski m Polish
Originally a name for a person from Rutki, Poland.
Saari Finnish
From Finnish saari meaning "island".
Sadeghi Persian
From the given name Sadegh.
Sadowski m Polish
Denoted someone who lived in Sadowo, Sadowice or other places beginning with Polish sad meaning "garden, orchard".
Salucci Italian
From Italian sale meaning "salt".
Salvaggi Italian
Italian form of Savage.
Salvatici Italian
Italian form of Savage.
Salvi Italian
From the given name Salvo or Salvio.
Santini Italian
Diminutive form of Santo.
Sapienti Italian
Means "wise, learned" in Italian.
Sárközi Hungarian
Originally indicated someone from Sárköz, a region in Hungary, derived from sár "mud" and köz "margin, lane".
Sarti Italian
Variant of Sarto.
Sartini Italian
Diminutive form of Sarto.
Sasaki Japanese
From Japanese (sa) meaning "help, aid" (repeated, indicated by the iteration mark ) and (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Scarsi Italian
Nickname for a poor or miserly person, from Italian scarso "scarce, scant".
Scotti Italian
From the medieval given name Francescotto, a diminutive of Francesco.
Sebastiani Italian
From the given name Sebastiano.
Segreti Italian
From Italian segreto meaning "secret", a nickname for a confidant.
Seki Japanese
From Japanese (seki) meaning "frontier pass".
Selvatici Italian
Italian form of Savage.
Serafini Italian
Derived from the given name Serafino.
Sherazi Urdu
Urdu form of Shirazi.
Shinozaki Japanese
From Japanese (shino) meaning "dwarf bamboo" and (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Shirai Japanese
From Japanese (shira) meaning "white" and (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Shiraishi Japanese
From Japanese (shira) meaning "white" and (ishi) meaning "stone".
Shiratori Japanese
From Japanese (shira) meaning "white" and (tori) meaning "bird".
Shirazi Persian
Originally denoted someone who came from the city of Shiraz, located in southern Iran. The city's name is possibly of Elamite origin.
Silvestri Italian
Derived from the given name Silvester.
Śląski m Polish
Polish cognate of Slezák.
Ślusarski m Polish
Occupational name for a locksmith, from Polish ślusarz, of Germanic origin.
Śniegowski m Polish
Derived from Polish śnieg meaning "snow".
Sokołowski m Polish
From the name of Polish towns called Sokołów or similar, derived from Polish sokół meaning "falcon".
Soldati Italian
From Italian soldato meaning "soldier", ultimately from Latin solidus, a type of Roman coin.
Somogyi Hungarian
Originally indicated a person from Somogy, a region within Hungary. It may be derived from Hungarian som meaning "cornel tree".
Sordi Italian
From Italian sordo meaning "deaf", from Latin surdus.
Spini Italian
Denoted a person who lived near thorn bushes, from Italian spina "thorn, spine", from Latin.
Stawski m Polish
Derived from Polish staw meaning "pond".
Stefanidi f Greek
Feminine form of Stefanidis.
Stephanidi f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Στεφανίδη (see Stefanidi).
Stojanovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Stojan".
Suzuki Japanese
From Japanese (suzu) meaning "bell" and (ki) meaning "tree, wood". This is the second most common surname in Japan. A notable bearer was the artist Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770).
Szabolcsi Hungarian
From the name of the Szabolcs region in Hungary, derived from the given name Szabolcs.
Szalai Hungarian
Possibly denoted a person from the region of Zala in western Hungary, itself named for the Zala River.
Szczepański m Polish
Derived from the given name Szczepan.
Szilágyi Hungarian
Denoted one from the region of Szilágy in Hungary, derived from Hungarian szil meaning "elm" and ágy meaning "bed".
Szymański m Polish
From the given name Szymon.
Tafani Italian
From the nickname tafano meaning "gadfly", indicating an annoying person.
Takahashi Japanese
From Japanese (taka) meaning "tall, high" and (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Takeuchi Japanese
From Japanese (take) meaning "bamboo" and (uchi) meaning "inside".
Tamboli Marathi
From the Sanskrit word ताम्बूल (tāmbūla) meaning "betel leaves". These leaves are used in rituals and worship, and the name was originally given to a person who grew or sold them.
Tani Japanese
From Japanese (tani) meaning "valley".
Taniguchi Japanese
From Japanese (tani) meaning "valley" and (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Tanzi Italian
From a short form of the given name Costanzo.
Tehrani Persian
Indicated a person from the Iranian city of Tehran, of unknown meaning.
Terzi 1 Italian
From the given name Terzo, or a name for a third child.
Terzi 2 Turkish
Means "tailor" in Turkish, ultimately of Persian origin.
Tilki Turkish
From a nickname meaning "fox" in Turkish.
Tiraboschi Italian
Possibly of Lombardic origin meaning "shepherd" (from Old German tior "animal" and bursa "boy"). This surname is typical of Lombardy.
Tiryaki Turkish
Possibly from a nickname meaning "addict, opium user" in Turkish.
Tivoli Italian
Derived from the resort town of Tivoli, near Rome, originally called Tibur in Latin, of uncertain origin.
Toloni Italian
Derived from the given name Bartolomeo.
Tomaszewski m Polish
From the name of various Polish places called Tomaszew or Tomaszewo, derived from the given name Tomasz.
Tordai Hungarian
From Torda, the Hungarian name of the city of Turda in Romania (formerly within the Kingdom of Hungary).
Toselli Italian
Diminutive form of Tosi.
Tosetti Italian
Diminutive form of Tosi.
Tosi Italian
Means "clean-shaven", usually denoting a younger man, from Latin tonsus "shaved".
Trajkovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Trajko".
Trapani Italian
From the name of the Sicilian city of Trapani, derived from Greek δρεπάνη (drepane) meaning "sickle".
Traversi Italian
Italian form of Travers.
Traversini Italian
Italian variant of Travers.
Tsiklauri Georgian
Meaning unknown.
Tsui Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Xu 1.
Tumicelli Italian
Possibly from a diminutive of the given name Bartolomeo.
Turati Italian
From the name of the town of Turate near Como in Lombardy.
Turchi Italian
Means "Turkish" in Italian.
Uberti Italian
Derived from the given name Uberto.
Uesugi Japanese
From Japanese (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and (sugi) meaning "cedar".
Uggeri Italian
Derived from the given name Edgardo.
Ughi Italian
From the given name Ugo.
Ungaretti Italian
Diminutive of Ungaro.
Urbański m Polish
Habitational name for a person from towns called Urbanowo or Urbanowice, derived from the given name Urban.
Valenti Italian
Patronymic from the given name Valente, an Italian form of Valens. A famous bearer of the surname was Jack Valenti (1921-2007), advisor to American president Lyndon Johnson.
Valentini Italian
Means "son of Valentino".
Vescovi Italian
Derived from Italian vescovo meaning "bishop".
Vestri Italian
From the given name Silvestro.
Vinci 1 Italian
From the given name Vincenzo.
Vinci 2 Italian
Originally indicated a person from Vinci near Florence, the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci.
Vitali Italian
From the given name Vitale.
Viteri Spanish, Basque
Meaning uncertain, possibly from a Basque place name.
Voltolini Italian
From the name of the alpine valley of Valtellina in Lombardy, northern Italy.
Warszawski mu Polish, Jewish
Place name for someone from the Polish city of Warsaw, itself derived from the given name Warsz, a short form of Warcisław.
Wasilewski m Polish
Means "son of Wasyl".
Wei Chinese
From Chinese (wèi) referring to the ancient state of Wei, which existed from the 5th to 3rd centuries BC in what is now Henan, Hebei, Shanxi, and Shandong provinces.
Winogrodzki m Polish
Polish cognate of Vinogradov.
Wiśniewski m Polish
From the name of various Polish towns called Wiśniewo, derived from Polish wiśnia meaning "sour cherry".
Witkowski m Polish
From the name of various Polish places called Witkowo, Witków or Witkowice, all derived from the given name Witek.
Wojciechowski m Polish
From the given name Wojciech.
Wolański m Polish
Denoted a person who came from one of the places in Poland called Wola or Wolany, derived from the given name Wolan meaning "to want".
Wróblewski m Polish
Originally indicated a person from Polish towns named Wróblewo or similar, derived from Polish wróbel meaning "sparrow".
Wroński m Polish
Derived from Polish wrona meaning "crow".
Wyrzykowski m Polish
Possibly from the Polish place name Wyrzyki, of uncertain meaning, maybe "away from the river".
Yamagishi Japanese
From Japanese (yama) meaning "mountain" and (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank".
Yamaguchi Japanese
From Japanese (yama) meaning "mountain" and (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance". Olympic figure-skating champion Kristi Yamaguchi (1971-) bears this name.
Yamauchi Japanese
From Japanese (yama) meaning "mountain" and (uchi) meaning "inside".
Yamazaki Japanese
From Japanese (yama) meaning "mountain" and (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Yi Korean
Variant of Lee 2.
Yūki Japanese
From Japanese () meaning "tie, bind" and (ki) meaning "castle".
Yuuki Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 結城 (see Yūki).
Zanetti Italian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Giovanni. A famous bearer is Argentinian soccer player Javier Zanetti (1973-).