Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the usage is Italian; and the first letter is G.
usage
letter
Gabrielli Italian
From the given name Gabriele 1.
Gagliardi Italian
From Italian gagliardo meaning "strong, vigorous".
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.
Gallo Italian, Spanish
Means "rooster", ultimately from Latin gallus. This was a nickname for a proud person.
Ganza Italian
Probably from the feminine medieval given name Allegranza or Alleganza, a derivative of Allegra. It comes from northern Lombardy.
Garbo Italian
From a nickname meaning "politeness" in Italian. A famous bearer of this name was the Swedish actress Greta Garbo (1905-1990), born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson.
Garfagnini Italian
Originally denoted one from the region of Garfagnana in Tuscany, Italy, near the historical city of Lucca.
Garofalo Italian
From a nickname, from a southern variant of the Italian word garofano meaning "carnation".
Gaspari Italian
From the given name Gaspare.
Gatti Italian
Means "cat" in Italian, originally a nickname for an agile person.
Genovese Italian
Denoted a person from the Italian city of Genoa (Genova in Italian).
Gentile Italian
From a nickname meaning "gentle, kind" in Italian.
Germano Italian
From the given name Germano.
Giannino Italian
Derived from the given name Giannino.
Gimondi Italian
Probably derived from the Old German given name Gismund.
Giordano Italian
Derived from the given name Giordano.
Gismondi Italian
From the Old German given name Gismund.
Giugovaz Italian
Italian form of the Croatian surname Jugovac.
Giuliani Italian
From the given name Giuliano.
Giunta Italian
From the old Italian given name Bonagiunta or Bonaggiunta (derived from bono "good" and aggiunto "assistant").
Goretti Italian
Derived from the given name Gregorio.
Gori Italian
Derived from the given name Gregorio.
Grassi Italian
Variant of Grasso.
Grasso Italian
Means "fat" in Italian, originally a nickname for a stout person. It is derived from Latin crassus.
Greco Italian
Means "from Greece" in Italian.
Grillo Italian
From an Italian nickname meaning "cricket", perhaps given originally to a cheerful person (the cricket is associated with cheerfulness).
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.
Grosso Italian
Italian cognate of Gros.
Guarneri Italian
From the given name Guanero, an Italian cognate of Werner.
Guerra Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From a nickname meaning "war", given to a belligerent person or one engaged in warfare.
Guerriero Italian
Italian form of Guerrero.
Guidi Italian
From the given name Guido.
Guttuso Italian
From a Sicilian nickname meaning "sad". It was name of the famous Italian painter Renato Guttuso (born 1912).