Acciai ItalianDerived from medieval Italian
accia meaning
"axe", ultimately from Latin
ascia.
Acerbi ItalianFrom Italian
acerbo meaning
"bitter, harsh, severe".
Adesso ItalianPerhaps a nickname for a punctual or fast person, from Italian
adesso meaning
"now, at this moment".
Affini ItalianFrom Latin
affinis meaning
"neighbouring, kindred".
Aiello ItalianFrom various place names in Italy, such as Aiello del Friuli, Aiello del Sabato and others. They are derived from Latin
agellus meaning "little field".
Albero ItalianFrom Italian
albero meaning
"tree", ultimately from Latin
arbor, referring to someone who lived in the woods or worked as a woodcutter.
Aleppo ItalianFrom the name of the Syrian city of Aleppo, which is from Arabic
خالاب (Khālāb), of uncertain meaning.
Aquino Italian, SpanishFrom the name of an Italian town near Rome, derived from Latin
aqua meaning "water", the home town of the 13th-century saint Thomas Aquinas. In Italy the surname is derived directly from the town's name. As a Spanish-language surname, it was sometimes bestowed by missionaries in honour of the saint as they evangelized in Spanish colonies.
Armati ItalianFrom Italian
armato meaning
"armed, armoured, equipped".
Arnoni ItalianMeans
"son of Arnone" from the medieval name
Arnone, of uncertain origin.
Azzarà ItalianSicilian name, derived from Greek dialects of southern Italy. It is from Greek
ψαράς (psaras) meaning
"fisherman".
Baggio ItalianOriginally denoted a person from the Italian town of Baggio (now part of Milan). It is probably derived from Latin
Badalocum meaning "watch place".
Biondi ItalianMeans
"fair-haired, blond" in Italian. This name was borne by the American swimmer Matt Biondi (1965-).
Borgia ItalianItalian form of
Borja. This was the name of an Italian noble family who were influential during the Renaissance period.
Brivio ItalianFrom the name of the town of Brivio in Lombardy. Supposed it derives from a Celtic word meaning "bridge".
Caruso ItalianMeans
"close-cropped hair" in Italian, also having the secondary sense "boy, young man".
Fabbri ItalianFrom Italian
fabbro meaning
"blacksmith", ultimately from Latin
faber.
Farina ItalianOccupational name for a miller, derived from Italian
farina "flour".
Furlan Italian, SloveneFrom the name of the Italian region of
Friuli, in the northeast of Italy, which is derived from the name of the Roman town of Forum Iulii meaning "forum of Julius".
Giunta ItalianFrom the old Italian given name
Bonagiunta or
Bonaggiunta (derived from
bono "good" and
aggiunto "assistant").
Grasso ItalianMeans
"fat" in Italian, originally a nickname for a stout person. It is derived from Latin
crassus.
Grillo ItalianFrom an Italian nickname meaning
"cricket", perhaps given originally to a cheerful person (the cricket is associated with cheerfulness).
Laganà ItalianOccupational name for a greengrocer, meaning
"vegetables" in southern Italian dialects, ultimately from Greek
λάχανον (lachanon).
Muggia ItalianFrom the town of Muggia in northeastern Italy near the Slovenian border. It was called
Muglae in Latin.
Muraro ItalianOccupational name for a wall builder, from Italian
murare meaning
"to wall up".
Nasato ItalianNickname for someone with a prominent nose, from Italian
naso "nose".
Necchi ItalianPossibly from Italian
neccio, a type of flat bread.
Nicchi ItalianFrom the Italian word
nicchio meaning
"shell", possibly a nickname for people related to the sea.
Nieddu ItalianFrom Sardinian
nieddu meaning
"black", derived from Latin
niger.
Notaro ItalianOccupational name for a clerk, derived from Latin
notarius.
Orsini ItalianFrom a nickname meaning
"little bear" in Italian, from Latin
ursus "bear".
Parodi ItalianFrom the name of a village near Genoa in northern Italy.
Pavone ItalianMeans
"peacock" in Italian. It was originally a nickname for a proud or haughty person.
Pecora ItalianMeans
"sheep" in Italian, an occupational name for a shepherd.
Pesaro ItalianFrom the name of the city of Pesaro, in the Marche region (Latin
Pisaurum).
Piazza ItalianMeans
"plaza" in Italian, indicating that the residence of the original bearer was near the town square. It is derived from Latin
platea.
Pierno ItalianFrom the name of the small town of Pierno in southern Italy near Potenza.
Pisani ItalianFrom Italian
pisano, the name for an inhabitant of the city of Pisa, Italy. The city's name is of unknown meaning.
Poggio ItalianMeans
"hillock, small hill" in Italian, a derivative of Latin
podium meaning "balcony, platform".
Romano 2 ItalianDenoted a person from the city of
Rome, either a resident or someone who visited as a pilgrim. In Calabria it was also used to designate a person from New Rome, a name for Constantinople.
Ronchi ItalianFrom Italian places named Ronchi, derived from
ronco meaning "cleared land, terraced land". It is most common in northern and central Italy.
Rotolo ItalianFrom the Italian word for a measure of weight, from southern Italian dialects, derived from Greek via Arabic.
Savona ItalianFrom the name of the city of Savona in northern Italy, called
Savo by the Romans, of uncertain meaning.
Scarpa ItalianMeans
"shoemaker" from Italian
scarpa meaning
"shoe".
Scarsi ItalianNickname for a poor or miserly person, from Italian
scarso "scarce, scant".
Tafani ItalianFrom the nickname
tafano meaning
"gadfly", indicating an annoying person.
Tamaro ItalianPossibly from the Old German given name
Thietmar. It is typical of the area around Trieste in northern Italy.
Tivoli ItalianDerived from the resort town of Tivoli, near Rome, originally called
Tibur in Latin, of uncertain origin.
Todaro ItalianFrom a regional form of a given name
Todaro, a variant of
Teodoro. It is quite common in Sicily.
Trucco ItalianDenoted a person coming from a place of this name in northern Italy.
Turati ItalianFrom the name of the town of Turate near Como in Lombardy.
Varano ItalianDerived from one of the many towns of this name in Italy.
Verona ItalianFrom the name of the city of Verona, one of the most important historical cities of northern Italy. The meaning of the city's name is uncertain.