Browse Surnames

Abano Italian
Originally denoted a person from the town of Abano, Latin Aponus, which was derived from the old Celtic root ab meaning "water".

Abatangelo Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Angelo.

Abate Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest", derived via Latin and Greek from an Aramaic word meaning "father". This was used either as a nickname or an occupational name for a worker in a priest's house.

Abbà Italian
Variant of Abate.

Abbate Italian
Variant of Abate.

Abelli Italian
From the given name Abele.

Abrami Italian
Derived from the given name Abramo.

Abramo Italian
Derived from the given name Abramo.

Accardi Italian
Variant of Acardi.

Accardo Italian
Variant of Acardi.

Accorsi Italian
From the given name Bonaccorso.

Acquafredda Italian
Denoted a person who came from one of the various places in Italy with this name, derived from Italian meaning "cold water".

Adami Italian
Means "son of Adamo".

Adamo Italian
Italian form of Adam.

Addario Italian
Derived from the given name Addarius, of unknown meaning.

Adesso Italian
Perhaps a nickname for a punctual or fast person, from Italian adesso meaning "now, at this moment".

Adriatico Italian
Originally denoted a person who lived near the Adriatic sea.

Africano Italian
From the given name Africano, the Italian form of Africanus.

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.

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

Agostini Italian
Means "son of Agostino".

Agresta Italian
From Latin agrestis meaning "rural, rustic".

Agricola Italian
From Latin agricola meaning "farmer".

Aiello Italian
From various place names in Italy, such as Aiello del Friuli, Aiello del Sabato and others. They are derived from Latin agellus meaning "little field".

Airò Italian
From the given name Aroldo.

Aita Italian
Originally denoted a person from Aieta, Italy, a place name derived from Greek ἀετός (aetos) meaning "eagle".

Ajello Italian
Variant of Aiello.

Albanesi Italian
Originally indicated a person who came from Albania.

Albani Italian
Derived from the given name Albano.

Albano Italian
Derived from the given name Albano.

Alberghini Italian
Diminutive of Alberghi.

Alberici Italian
Means "son of Alberico".

Albero Italian
From Italian albero meaning "tree", ultimately from Latin arbor, referring to someone who lived in the woods or worked as a woodcutter.

Alberto Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
From the given name Alberto.

Albini Italian
Means "son of Albino".

Alesci Italian
Means "son of Alessio".

Alescio Italian
From the given name Alessio.

Alesi Italian
From the given name Alessio.

Alesio Italian
From the given name Alessio.

Alessandri Italian
Means "son of Alessandro".

Alessi Italian
From the given name Alessio.

Alfero Italian
From the given name Adalfarus.

Aliberti Italian
Means "son of Alberto".

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

Allegro Italian
Variant of Allegri.

Alò Italian
Variant of Aloi.

Aloi Italian
From a dialectal form of the name Aloisio.

Aloia Italian
Variant of Aloi.

Aloisi Italian
From the given name Aloisio.

Altamura Italian
From the name of the Italian city of Altamura, which means "high walls" in Italian.

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

Alunni Italian
From Italian alunno meaning "student".

Amadei Italian
Means "son of Amadeo".

Amantea Italian
From the name of a town in Calabria, Italy. It is possibly derived from Arabic (dating from the Arab raids of the 9th century) meaning "the fortress".

Amato Italian
From the given name Amato.

Amatore Italian
From the given name Amatore.

Ambrogi Italian
Means "son of Ambrogio".

Ambrosi Italian
Means "son of Ambrogio".

Ansaldi Italian
Means "son of Ansaldo".

Anselmi Italian
Means "son of Anselmo".

Anselmo Portuguese, Italian
From the given name Anselmo.

Antonelli Italian
Means "son of Antonello".

Antonini Italian
Means "son of Antonino".

Antonino Italian
From the given name Antonino.

Aquila Italian
From a nickname meaning "eagle" in Italian.

Aquino Italian, Spanish
From 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.

Arbore Italian
From Latin arbor meaning "tree".

Ardizzone Italian
From a diminutive of the given name Ardito.

Arena Italian
Italian cognate of Arenas.

Armando Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Derived from the given name Armando.

Armani Italian
Means "son of Ermanno".

Arrighi Italian
Means "son of Arrigo".

Avellino Italian
From the name of a town in Campania, Italy, called Abellinum in Latin, of unknown meaning.

Azzarà Italian
Sicilian name, derived from Greek dialects of southern Italy. It is from Greek ψαράς (psaras) meaning "fisherman".

Baggio Italian
Originally denoted a person from the Italian town of Baggio (now part of Milan). It is probably derived from Latin Badalocum meaning "watch place".

Baglio Italian
Italian cognate of Bailey.

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.

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.

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.

Barone Italian
Italian cognate of Baron.

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

Bartolomei Italian
Derived from the given name Bartolomeo.

Bartolomeo Italian
Derived from the given name Bartolomeo.

Basile Italian, French
From the given name Basilio or Basile.

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

Bassi Italian
Variant of Basso, common in northern Italy.

Basso Italian
Originally a nickname for a short person, from Latin bassus "thick, low".

Battaglia Italian
From a nickname meaning "battle" in Italian.

Bazzoli Italian
From Italian bazza meaning "protruding chin".

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

Bellini Italian
From Italian bello meaning "beautiful".

Bello Spanish, Italian
Means "beautiful" in Spanish and Italian, originally a nickname for an attractive person.

Bellomo Italian
From a nickname derived from Italian bello "beautiful, fair" and uomo "man".

Belloni Italian
Augmented form of Bello.

Belmonte Spanish, Italian
From various place names in Italy and Spain meaning "beautiful mountain".

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.

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.

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.

Bianco Italian
Variant of Bianchi.

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

Biondo Italian
Variant of Biondi.

Boerio Italian
From Italian boaro meaning "cowherd".

Bologna Italian
From the name of the city of Bologna in northern Italy. It may derive from a Celtic word meaning "settlement".

Bonaccorsi Italian
From the medieval given name Bonaccorso.

Bonaccorso Italian
From the medieval given name Bonaccorso.

Bonaventura Italian
From the given name Bonaventura.

Bonomo Italian
Italian cognate of Bonhomme.

Borghi Italian
Derived from Italian borgo meaning "village".

Borgia Italian
Italian form of Borja. This was the name of an Italian noble family who were influential during the Renaissance period.

Bosco Italian
Means "forest" in Italian.

Bove Italian
Derived from an Italian nickname meaning "bull, ox".

Brambilla Italian
Derived from the Italian town of Brembilla in Lombardy, itself named after the Brembo river.

Breda Italian
From the name of a town near Venice, possibly derived from a Lombardic word meaning "field".

Brunetti Italian
Diminutive of Bruno.

Bruno Italian, Portuguese
Means "brown" in Italian and Portuguese, a nickname for a person with brown hair or brown clothes. A famous bearer was the cosmologist Giordano Bruno (1548-1600).

Buffone Italian
Means "jester, joker" in Italian.

Bulgarelli Italian
Diminutive of Bulgari.

Buono Italian
From a nickname meaning "good" in Italian.

Busto Spanish, Italian
From the name of towns in Spain and Italy, derived from Late Latin bustum meaning "ox pasture".

Caiazzo Italian
From the name of a city near Naples, originally Caiatia in Latin, a derivative of the given name Caius.

Caito Italian
Occupational name from Sicilian càjitu meaning "official, leader", ultimately from Arabic قاضي (qāḍī) meaning "judge".

Caivano Italian
From the name of the town of Caivano near Naples, derived from Latin Calvianum, derived from the Roman cognomen Calvus.

Calabrese Italian
Originally given to a person who came from the region of Calabria in southern Italy.

Calvo Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Means "bald" in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, from Latin calvus.

Campana Italian, Spanish
Occupational name from Late Latin campana meaning "bell", ultimately derived from the Italian region of Campania, where bells were produced.

Campo Spanish, Italian
Means "field" in Spanish and Italian.

Cantù Italian
From Cantù, an Italian town located in Lombardy, itself of uncertain origin.

Capello 1 Italian
From Late Latin cappa meaning "cloak, cape, hood". This was a name for one who made or wore cloaks.

Capello 2 Italian
Nickname for a thin person, from Italian capello meaning "a hair", ultimately derived from Latin capillus.

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

Carbone Italian
From a nickname for a person with dark features, from Italian carbone meaning "coal".

Carboni Italian
Variant of Carbone.

Carideo Italian
Originally denoted someone from San Pietro di Caridà, a town in Calabria. The town's name may be derived from Greek χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness".

Carnevale Italian
From an Italian nickname meaning "carnival", perhaps given to a festive person.

Caro Spanish, Italian
From Spanish and Italian caro meaning "beloved".

Carrara Italian
From the name of a city in Tuscany famous for its marble quarries. It is probably derived from Late Latin quadreria meaning "quarry".

Caruso Italian
Means "close-cropped hair" in Italian, also having the secondary sense "boy, young man".

Casale Italian
Italian cognate of Casal.

Cassano Italian
Indicated a person from any of the various towns named Cassano in Italy.

Catalano Italian
Italian form of Catalán.

Cattaneo Italian
Variant of Capitani used in Lombardy.

Cavalcante Italian
Derived from Italian cavalcare "to ride".

Cavallo Italian
Means "horse" in Italian, an occupational name for a horseman.

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

Cino Italian
From the given name Cino, a short form of names ending in cino.

Cipriani Italian
From the given name Cipriano.

Cisternino Italian
From the name of the town of Cisternino, near the city of Bari in southern Italy.

Clemente Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Clemente.

Coiro Italian
From Italian cuoio meaning "leather", ultimately from Latin corium. This was an occupational surname for a leather worker or tanner.

Cola Italian
From the given name Nicola 1.

Colombo Italian
Either from Italian colomba "dove" indicating a dove keeper, or from the given name Colombo, which is derived from the same word. This was the Italian surname of the 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus.

Columbo Italian
Variant of Colombo.

Como 1 Italian
From the given name Giacomo.

Como 2 Italian
From the name of the city of Como in Lombardy, the rival city of Milan during the Middle Ages. Its name may come from a Celtic root meaning "valley".

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.

Coppola Italian
From the name of a type of hat characteristic of Sicily and southern Italy. This surname indicated a person who wore or made these hats. A famous bearer is the filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola (1939-), as well as other members of his extended family also in show business.

Corna Italian
Derived from the names of places in northern Italy, especially Lombardy, from a word that means "crag, cliff" in the Lombard dialect.

Corrà Italian
From a short form of the given name Corrado.

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

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

Costa Portuguese, Italian, Catalan
Means "riverbank, slope, coast" in Portuguese, Italian and Catalan, ultimately from Latin meaning "side, edge".

Costantini Italian
From the given name Costantino.

Costanzo Italian
From the given name Costanzo.

Cracchiolo Italian
Derived from Italian cracchiola, referring to a chicory-like vegetable.

Cremona Italian
From the Italian city of Cremona, south of Milan, in Lombardy.

Crespi Italian
Variant of Crespo.

Crespo Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Referred to a person with curly hair, from Latin crispus meaning "curly".

Croce Italian
Italian form of Cross.

Crocetti Italian
Italian diminutive form of Croce.

Cucinotta Italian
Derived from a diminutive of Italian cucina meaning "kitchen".

Cuoco Italian
Italian cognate of Cook.

D'Agostino Italian
From the given name Agostino.

D'Ambrosio Italian
From the given name Ambrogio.

Damiani Italian
Derived from the given name Damiano.

D'Amore Italian
From the given name Amore.

D'Angelo Italian
Means "son of Angelo".

D'Antonio Italian
Means "son of Antonio".

De Angelis Italian
Means "son of Angelo".

De Campo Italian
Locative surname derived from place names called Campo (meaning "field").

De Felice Italian
Means "son of Felice".

De Filippis Italian
Means "son of Filippo".

De Fiore Italian
Means "son of Fiore".

De Laurentis Italian
Means "son of Lorenzo", a Latinized form of the given name.

De Lorenzo Italian
Means "son of Lorenzo".

De Luca Italian
Means "son of Luca 1".

De Palma Italian
Means "from the palm tree" in Italian.

De Santis Italian
Italian form of Santos.

De Vitis Italian
Means "son of Vito 1", using a Latinized form of the given name.

De Vito Italian
Means "son of Vito 1".

Di Antonio Italian
Variant of D'Antonio.

Di Caprio Italian
From the name of the island of Capri near Naples, itself possibly derived from Latin capra meaning "goat" or Greek κάπρος (kapros) meaning "wild boar".

Di Mercurio Italian
Means "son of Mercurio".

Di Napoli Italian
Means "from Naples" in Italian.

Dinapoli Italian
Variant of Di Napoli.

Di Pasqua Italian
Means "of Easter" in Italian.

Di Pietro Italian
Means "son of Pietro" in Italian.

Di Stefano Italian
Means "son of Stefano".

Donati Italian
From the given name Donato.

D'Onofrio Italian
Means "son of Onofrio".

D'Ovidio Italian
From the given name Ovidio.

Drago Italian
From a nickname meaning "dragon" in Italian.

Durante Italian
Italian cognate of Durand.

Elena Italian
Derived from the given name Elena.

Episcopo Italian
Means "bishop" in Italian, ultimately from Greek ἐπίσκοπος (episkopos).

Esposito Italian
Means "exposed" in Italian and denoted a child who was rescued after being abandoned by its parents.

Evangelista Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Means "evangelist" in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.

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

Fabbro Italian
Variant of Fabbri.

Falco Italian
Derived from Italian falco "falcon". The name was used to denote a falconer or a person who resembled a falcon in some way.

Faraldo Italian
From a given name, ultimately the Germanic name Faroald.

Farina Italian
Occupational name for a miller, derived from Italian farina "flour".

Farro Italian
Derived from the name of a place on Sicily, Italy, derived from Latin far meaning "wheat, spelt".

Fattore Italian
Means "land agent, bailiff, steward, farmer" in Italian.

Fava Italian
From Italian fava referring to a type of broad bean.

Favero Italian
Variant of Fabbri.

Ferrara Italian
Italian form of Ferreira.

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

Ferraro Italian
Variant of Ferrari.

Ferrero Italian
Regional variant of Ferrari. It is typical of the area around Turin.

Ferri Italian
Variant of Ferro.

Ferro Italian, Spanish
Means "iron", ultimately from Latin ferrum. This was an occupational name for one who worked with iron.

Fierro Spanish, Italian
Variant of Ferro.

Filippi Italian
Derived from the given name Filippo.

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

Fiore Italian
Derived from the given name Fiore.

Fiscella Italian
Derived from Italian fiscella, which was a basket used to conserve cheese. The name was probably used to denote a person who made cheese.

Fonda Italian
Of Italian origin, possibly from a place derived from fondo meaning "deep". The family of Henry Fonda (1905-1982) came from the Netherlands, but they were of Genoese origin.

Fontana Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish cognate of Fontaine.

Fortunato Italian
From the given name Fortunato.

Franco Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Cognate of Frank 1. This name was borne by the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco (1892-1975).

Franzese Italian
From a nickname that indicated a person who came from France. It is typical of the area around Naples.

Furlan Italian, Slovene
From 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".

Fusco Italian
From Italian fosco meaning "dark", from Latin fuscus. This was a nickname for a person with dark features.

Gabrielli Italian
From the given name Gabriele 1.

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

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.

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.

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.

Giordano Italian
Derived from the given name Giordano.

Gismondi Italian
From the Old German given name Gismund.

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.

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).

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

Labriola Italian
Originally indicated a person from the town of Abriola in southern Italy.

Laganà Italian
Occupational name for a greengrocer, meaning "vegetables" in southern Italian dialects, ultimately from Greek λάχανον (lachanon).

Lagomarsino Italian
Derived from the name of the village of Lagomarsino near Genoa.

Lagorio Italian
From a nickname derived from Ligurian lagö, referring to a type of lizard, the European green lizard. This little reptile is respected because it supposedly protects against vipers.

Laguardia Italian
Occupational name meaning "sentry, sentinel" in Italian, also a locative name referring to a person who lived near a watchtower. Fiorello Laguardia (1882-1947) was the first mayor of New York of Italian origin.

Lama Italian
Derived from the name place Lama, common in Italy.

Lamberti Italian
Derived from the given name Lamberto.

Lamon Italian
From the name of the village of Lamon near the city of Belluno in Veneto, Italy.

Landi Italian
Derived from the given name Lando.

Lando Italian
Derived from the given name Lando.

Landolfi Italian
From the given name Landolfo, Italian form of the Lombardic name Landulf.

Laterza Italian
From the name of the town of Laterza near Taranto in Apulia. It is typical of southern Italy.

Laurito Italian
From the name of the town of Laurito, near Salerno in the area of Naples.

Lazzari Italian
Means "son of Lazzaro".

Lecce Italian
Originally indicated a person from Lecce, southern Italy. The town was known as Licea or Litium in Latin, earlier Lupiae.

Leccese Italian
Variant of Lecce.

Leggièri Italian
Means "light, thin" in Sicilian.

Leonardi Italian
From the given name Leonardo.

Leone Italian
Derived from the given name Leone 1.

Leoni Italian
Derived from the given name Leone 1.