Submitted Surname Revision History

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3/23/2025, 12:45 AM jocatchi
3/23/2025, 12:44 AM jocatchi
12/16/2011, 2:49 PM Evdog
12/16/2011, 2:48 PM Evdog

Name Chiaramonte
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Italian
Other Forms FormsChiaramonti, Chiaromonte, Chiaromonti
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

Italianized from of the French surname Clermont, using Italian chiaro "bright, clear" and monte "mountain". It was brought to Sicily from Picardy, France, by a branch of the House of Clermont in the 11th century, and several locations were subsequently named after them. Modern use of the surname mostly derives from these toponyms.
Added 12/16/2011 by Evdog