Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the usage is Italian; and the pattern is *li.
usage
pattern
Abbadelli Italian
Means "little abbot" from Italian abate and the diminutive suffix -elli.
Abelli Italian
From the given name Abele.
Adamoli Italian
Diminutive form of Adami.
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.
Angioli Italian
Means "son of Angiolo".
Antonelli Italian
Means "son of Antonello".
Bagnoli Italian
Diminutive form of Bagni.
Bassanelli Italian
Diminutive form of Bassani.
Bazzoli Italian
From Italian bazza meaning "protruding chin".
Bulgarelli Italian
Diminutive of Bulgari.
Di Napoli Italian
Means "from Naples" in Italian.
Dioli Italian
Meaning unknown.
Gabrielli Italian
From the given name Gabriele 1.
Galli Italian
Variant of Gallo, common in northern Italy.
Locatelli Italian
From Locatello, a town in Lombardy, northern Italy, near the city of Bergamo.
Martelli Italian
Italian form of Martel 2.
Martinelli Italian
From a diminutive of the given name Martino.
Micheli Italian
From the given name Michele 1.
Morelli Italian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Mauro.
Napoli Italian
Originally indicated a person from Naples in Italy.
Nelli Italian
Derived from the given name Nello.
Nespoli Italian
From the name of towns such as Nespoli and Nespoledo, derived from Italian nespola meaning "medlar (tree)".
Piccoli Italian
Nickname for a short person, from Italian piccolo "small".
Portelli Italian
Diminutive form of Porto.
Robustelli Italian
From a nickname for a strong person, from Italian robusto "strong", from Latin robustus "firm, solid, oaken".
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.
Tivoli Italian
Derived from the resort town of Tivoli, near Rome, originally called Tibur in Latin, of uncertain origin.
Toselli Italian
Diminutive form of Tosi.
Tumicelli Italian
Possibly from a diminutive of the given name Bartolomeo.
Vitali Italian
From the given name Vitale.