Tuminello

From Tumino (“a rare personal name”) + -ello (“hypocoristic suffix”).


Titone

From Tito (a male given name) + -one (an augmentative suffix).


Mignano

Habitational surname from the town of Mignano Monte Lungo in Campania.

Mignano Monte Lungo
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Scortechini

→ Translingual: scortechinii


Mastromarino

From mastro (“master; mister”) + Marino (“a male given name”).


Zappone

From the surname Zappa + -one (augmentative suffix).


Amordeluso

Rare surname, from amore (“love”) + deluso (“disappointed”).


Sanvitale

Habitational surname from the village of San Vitale Baganza, near Parma.


Cacciato

A nickname from cacciato (“expelled, thrown out”).


Di Censo

→ English: Dicenso


De Lio

→ English: Delio


Di Leonardo

→ English: Dileonardo

From di (“of”) + the personal name Leonardo.


D'Aversa

→ English: Daversa

Habitational surname for someone from Aversa, in Campania.


Fiacco

Nickname from fiacco (“tired, weak, listless”).


Costerbosa

From costa (“slope”) + erbosa (“grassy”).


Falsaperla

From falsa (“false”) + perla (“pearl”), a nickname for an untrustworthy or unreliable person.


Lo Scalzo

→ English: Loscalzo


Vincenti

Patronymic from the personal name Vincente.

a surname transferred from the given name


Reo

Perhaps from reo (“culprit”), but more probably a shortened form of an unclear personal name.


Castelnuovo

Habitational surname from any of various places called Castelnuovo, from castello (“castle”) + nuovo (“new”).


Lonardo

From a variant of the personal name Leonardo.


Cassata

From cassata (“cassata, a Sicilian cake”), a metonymic occupational surname for a pastry cook.


Santalucia

Habitational surname from any of various places called Santa Lucia.


Gervasoni

From an augmentative form of the personal name Gervasio.


Pullano

Probably a habitational surname from a small place near Catanzaro.


Malvestio

From Venetian malvestio (“poorly dressed”); compare malvestito.


Di Angelo

→ English: Diangelo


De Ponte

→ English: Deponte


Betti

a surname transferred from the given name, Benedetto


La Nasa

→ English: Lanasa


Torcivia

Verb-object compound, composed of torci (“to twist”) + via (“way, road”).


Altavilla

County of Sicily
Roger I of Sicily
Tancred of Hauteville
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Calque of French Hauteville (as haute (“high”) + ville (“town”)), after Tancred of Hauteville, also known as Tancredi d'Altavilla, an 11th-century Norman petty lord whose son Roger I of Sicily founded the County of Sicily.

a surname from French, equivalent to English Hauteville

casa d'Altavilla

(historical) Hauteville; a dynasty, begun by Roger I of Sicily, which ruled the County of Sicily (later Kingdom of Sicily) from 1071 until 1194


Artioli

→ English: Artioli


Viavattene

From via (“away”) + vattene (“go away”).


Addamo

From a variant of the personal name Adamo.


Lodico

From a reduced form of the personal name Ludovico.


Mazzaferro

Verb-object compound, composed of mazza (“to kill (archaic or southern Italy)”) + ferro (“iron”), literally “iron-killer”, a nickname for a strong or invincible man.

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Ridolfi

From a variant of the personal name Rodolfo.


Gambale

From gambale (“greave, legging”), a metonymic occupational surname for a maker of leggings or greaves.


Giovannetti

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Giovanni.


De Cola

→ English: DeCola


Ciriello

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Ciro.


Cotroneo

Habitational surname for someone coming from Crotone, from Cotrone (“older form of Crotone”) + -eo.


Corradeschi

From Corrado (a masculine given name) + -eschi (plural form of the relation-forming suffix -esco).


Bombardieri

From bombardiere (“bombardier, artilleryman”).


Busalacchi

From Arabic أَبُو (ʔabū, “father of”) + الزَلَّاق (az-zallāq).


Galano

From Greek γαλανός (galanós, “light blue, pale blue”), a nickname for someone with blue eyes.


Marroni

English: Marroni

French: Marroni

Originating from Bologna. Now most prevalent in Lazio, particularly Velletri.


Lorenzini

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Lorenzo.


Micale

From a variant of the personal name Michele.


Spirito

Devotional surname alluding to the Spirito Santo (“Holy Spirit”).


Lucaroni

From an augmentative form of the personal name Luca.


Cacciaguerra

Verb-object compound, composed of caccia (“to hunt; to drive away”) + guerra (“war”), probably used as a nickname.


Passantino

From Passante (“an Italian surname”) + -ino (“diminutive suffix”).


Di Perna

→ English: DiPerna


Casabianca

Habitational surname, from casa (“house”) + bianca (“white”).


Ciccarello

From Cicco (“a male given name”) + -arello (“diminutive suffix”).


Gumina

From gumina, variant of gomena (“hawser”), hence a metonymic occupational surname for a cable maker.


D'Attanasio

From a variant of the personal name Atanasio.


Apuzzo

From a diminutive of ape (“bee”), hence a metonymic occpational surname for a beekeeper or a nickname for an industrious person.


Germanotta

Probably a metronymic surname from a diminutive of Germana.


Delli Gatti

→ English: Delligatti


Bartolini

From a diminutive form of Bartolo, variant of the personal name Bartolomeo.


Minissale

→ English: Minissale


Di Gioia

→ English: DiGioia


Del Gaudio

→ English: Delgaudio


Avvampato

From avvampato (“burnt; blushed, reddened”).


Nardiello

Southern diminutive form of the personal name Nardo.


Francescangeli

Patronymic surname from a compound of Francesco + Angelo.


Baldacci

From a pejorative form of the personal name Baldo.


Morganelli

Possibly a matronymic surname from a diminutive of Morgana.


Giacomazzi

Patronymic from a pejorative form of the personal name Giacomo.


Ammazzalorso

From the univerbation of ammazzare (“to kill”) + lo (“the”) + orso (“bear”), a nickname for a brave or courageous person.


Ardolino

Probably a variant of the personal name Arduino.


Obertengo

From Oberto + -engo, indicating lineage, specifically from Oberto I, first holder of the March of Genoa.


Cremaschi

Patronymic or plural form of cremasco (“inhabitant of Crema”).


Madeddu

Perhaps an aphaeretic form of a diminutive of the Sardinian surname Amadu. Alternatively, it could be a Sardinian descendant of the Latin cognomen Metellus.


Colnaghi

Habitational surname from the small village of Colnago, in Lombardy.


Caporaso

From capo (“head”) + raso (“shaven”), a nickname for someone with a shaven head.


Lanzillotta

Probably a feminine form of the personal name Lancillotto.


Severa

From Latin Sevēra, feminine form of the cognomen Sevērus.


Ciattarelli

English: Ciattarelli


Bellone

From Bello + -one (augmentative suffix).


Sorbello

From the surname Sorbo + -ello (“diminutive suffix”).


Primarosa

Calque of English Primrose, from prima (“first”) + rosa (“rose”).


Ramati

Perhaps a nickname from ramato (“coppery”). It is common among the Jewish Italian community.


De Renzo

→ English: DeRenzo


Consalvo

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Gunþisalbō, a compound of *gunþiz (“war, battle”) + *salbō (“settler, assuager”). Compare Spanish Gonzalo and Portuguese Gonçalvo.


Giovanniello

From a Southern diminutive form of the personal name Giovanni.


Nasoni

A nickname from nasone (“person with a large nose”).


Di Mattia

→ English: DiMattia

From di (“of”) + the personal name Mattia.


Vitucci

Patronymic surname from a hypocoristic form of the personal name Vito.


Addamiano

From a variant of the personal name Damiano.


Biordi

Patronymic from the rare personal name Biordo.


Dentamaro

Perhaps a nickname from dente (“tooth”) + amaro (“bitter, sour”).


Santostefano

Habitational surname from any of various places called Santo Stefano.


Cermenati

Habitational surname from the town of Cermenate in Lombardy.


De Lillo

→ English: DeLillo


Tessadro

A surname of northern origin, derived ultimately from the nominative of Vulgar Latin *texātor (“weaver”), an agent noun based on Latin texere (“weave”). Compare Avogadro and mezzadro.


Sicignano

Habitational surname from the village of Sicignano degli Alburni, in Campania.


Calamari

English: Calamari

* (occupational surname): From Latin calamarius, for a scribe.
* (habitational surname): From Calamaro, Sicily.

a surname
a surname originating as an occupation

a surname
a habitational surname from toponyms


Marinoni

Patronymic from an augmentative form of the personal name Marino.


Amabene

Verb-object compound, composed of ama (“to love”) + bene (“well”).


Faina

From faina (“beech marten”), a nickname for a crafty person.


Allegri

Patronymic from the personal name Allegro.


Arrivabene

Verb-object compound, composed of arriva (“to arrive”) + bene (“well”).


Assennato

A nickname from assennato (“judicious, wise”).


Lovallo

From lo (“the”) + vallo (“wall”), a topographic surname for someone who lived by a wall or fortification.


Massimino

From Latin Maximīnus, a diminutive of Maximus.


Di Luzio

→ English: DiLuzio

From di (“of”) + an old variant of the personal name Lucio.


Cotugno

From Sicilian cutugnu (“quince”); compare cotogno.


Chiappone

From Sicilian chiappuni (“fat, lazy man”).


Di Giantommaso

→ English: DiGiantommaso

From di (“of”) + the personal name Giantommaso.


Zappacosta

Verb-object compound, composed of zappa (“to hoe”) + costa (“coast; slope”).


Mazzasette

Verb-object compound, composed of mazza (“to kill (archaic or southern Italy)”) + sette (“seven”); compare ammazzasette (“braggart”).


Belgiorno

From bel (“beautiful”) + giorno (“day”).


Belgiovine

From bel (“beautiful, handsome”) + giovine (“young man”).


Bellabarba

From bella (“beautiful”) + barba (“beard”).


Filosa

From Sicilian filuosa (“fishing net”), a metonymic occupational surname for a fisherman.


Bellacosa

From bella (“beautiful”) + cosa (“thing”).


Bellamacina

From bella (“beautiful”) + macina (“millstone”).


Bellanima

From bella (“beautiful”) + anima (“soul”).


Bellachioma

A nickname from bella (“beautiful”) + chioma (“head of hair”).


Bellagamba

From bella (“beautiful”) + gamba (“leg”).


Pietri

Patronymic from the personal name Pietro (“Peter”).


Bellassai

From bello (“beautiful”) + assai (“very”).


Bellaveglia

From bella (“beautiful”) + veglia (“vigil, watch”).


Bellavita

From bella (“beautiful”) + vita (“life”).


D'Alatri

Habitational surname for someone from Alatri.


Bellipanni

From belli (“beautiful”) + panni (“cloths”).


Giuffrè

English: Giuffre


Bellobuono

From bello (“beautiful”) + buono (“good”).


Bellomonte

From bello (“beautiful”) + monte (“mountain, hill”).


Belloro

From bello (“beautiful”) + oro (“gold”).


Bellopede

From bello (“beautiful”) + pede (“foot”).


Carpigiani

From carpigiano (“inhabitant of Carpi”).


Belluomo

From bello (“beautiful, handsome”) + uomo (“man”).


Bellofiore

Borrowed from Sicilian Beḍḍuciuri. Doublet of Belfiore. By surface analysis, bello (“beautiful”) + fiore (“flower”).


Beltempo

From bel (“beautiful, nice”) + tempo (“time; weather”).


Belprato

From bel (“beautiful”) + prato (“meadow”).


Belpietro

From bel (“beautiful, nice”) + Pietro (“Peter”).


Bonsangue

From a variant of buon (“good”) + sangue (“blood”).


Bonventre

From a variant of buon (“good”) + ventre (“belly, abdomen; womb”).


Del Rossi

→ English: DelRossi


Di Cola

→ English: DiCola

From di (“of”) + a reduced form of the personal name Nicola.


De Paola

→ English: DePaola


Boccadifuoco

A nickname, from bocca (“mouth”) + di (“of”) + fuoco (“fire”).


Boccadoro

A nickname, from bocca (“mouth”) + di (“of”) + oro (“gold”).


Forni

From the plural form of forno (“oven”), a metonymic occupational surname for a baker.


Pesavento

Verb-object compound, composed of pesa (“to weigh”) + vento (“wind”), a nickname for an idle or prodigal person.


Nargiso

From a variant of the personal name Narciso.


Bonacquisti

Patronymic or plural form of Bonacquisto.


Bonaccorso

From buon (“good”) + accorso (“rushed to help”).


Barbadoro

A nickname, from barba (“beard”) + di (“of”) + oro (“gold”).


Vailati

Habitational surname from the village of Vailate, in Lombardy.


Bonatesta

A nickname, from bona (“good”) + testa (“head”).


Massidda

From Sardinian massidda (“jaw”); compare Italian mascella.


Bonasera

From bona (“good”) + sera (“evening”). Compare buonasera.


Santagostino

Habitational surname from any of various places called Sant'Agostino.


Di Santo

→ English: DiSanto

From di (“of”) + the personal name Santo.


Cernuschi

Habitational surname from any of various places called Cernusco, in Lombardy.


Bonavolontà

A nickname, from bona (“good”) + volontà (“will”).


De Lisio

→ English: DeLisio


Bonifazi

Patronymic from the personal name Bonifacio.


Bonvissuto

A nickname, from bono (“good”) + vissuto (“lived”).


Bongusto

A nickname, from bono (“good”) + gusto (“taste”).


Buonerba

A nickname, from buona (“good”) + erba (“grass”).


Buonfrate

A nickname, from buono (“good”) + frate (“friar”).


Ciocca

A nickname, from ciocca (“lock of hair, tuft”).


Ditta

A short form of the personal name Benedetta.


Cambiaghi

Habitational surname from the town of Cambiago, in Lombardy.


Carangelo

A nickname, from caro (“dear”) + angelo (“angel”).


Carapezza

A nickname, from cara (“dear”) + pezza (“patch, rag”).


Zaccone

Possibly from giaccone, notably a regional variant zaccone, from giacca. Compare Sicilian Ziccuni (italinized as Ziccone.


Carobene

A nickname from caro (“dear”) + bene (“good”).


Castelfranchi

Habitational surname from any of various places called Castelfranco.


Carotenuto

English: Carotenuto

A nickname from caro (“dear”) + tenuto (“held, kept”).


Recupero

From recupero (“recovery, rescue”), a nickname given to a child born after the death of an elder brother.


Di Filippo

→ English: DiFilippo

From di (“of”) + the personal name Filippo.


Cauterucci

Patronymic or plural form of Cauteruccio.


Di Fonzo

→ English: DiFonzo

From di (“of”) + a shortened form of the personal name Alfonso.


Collodoro

A nickname from collo (“neck”) + di (“of”) + oro (“gold”).


Contento

A nickname from contento (“happy, pleased”).


Giacobbi

Patronymic from the personal name Giacobbe.


Bertelli

From Berti (surname) + -elli
Diminutive of Berti.


Tomasulo

Hypocoristic form of the personal name Tommaso (“Thomas”).


Panzica

Feminine form of Sicilian panzicu (“pot-bellied”), from panza (“belly”).


Dolcemascolo

A nickname from dolce (“sweet”) + mascolo (“male, boy”).


Fiaccavento

Verb-object compound, composed of fiacca (“to tire out, to weary”) + vento (“wind”), probably used as a nickname.


Firpo

Southern Italian variant of the personal name Filippo (“Philip”).


Favazza

A nickname from a derivative of fava (“bean”).


Galbiati

Habitational surname from the town of Galbiate, in Lombardy.


Li Volsi

→ English: Livolsi


Mentesana

A nickname from mente (“mind”) + sana (“healthy”).


Nesta

From Italian Onesta (feminine variant of Onesto).


Zanni

From the Venetian variant of the personal name Gianni.


Pensabene

Verb-object compound, composed of pensa (“to think”) + bene (“well”).


Posabella

A nickname from posa (“pose, posing”) + bella (“beautiful”).


Pregadio

Verb-object compound, composed of prega (“to pray”) + Dio (“God”); a nickname.


Di Bari

→ English: DiBari

From di (“of”) + Bari (“a city in Apulia”).


Primatesta

A nickname from prima (“first”) + testa (“head”).


Notargiacomo

From notaro, older form of notaio (“notary”), + Giacomo.


Iacoboni

From a variant of the personal name Iacopone.


Quattromani

A nickname from quattro (“four”) + mani (“hands”).


Ricciuti

Plural form of ricciuto (“curly-haired”).


Riccobene

A nickname from ricco (“rich”) + bene (“good”).


Rigoglioso

A nickname from rigoglioso (“blooming, thriving”).


Spampinato

From spampinato (“chopped off, lopped”), perhaps a nickname for a short person.


Sanacore

Verb-object compound, composed of sana (“to heal”) + core (“heart”).


Cutrona

Borrowed from Sicilian Cutrona. Doublet of Cutrone.


Sanguedolce

A nickname from sangue (“blood”) + dolce (“sweet”).


Settesoldi

A nickname from sette (“seven”) + soldi (“money; coins”).


Gnudi

From gnudo, variant of nudo (“naked, nude”).


Brusatte

English: Brusatte


Lofrumento

English: Laframenta


Minichiello

Reduced form of a diminutive of the personal name Domenico.


Tomassetti

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Tomaso, variant of Tommaso.


Torregrossa

Topographic surname for someone who lived near a large tower, from torre (“tower”) + grossa (“large”).


Splendore

A nickname from splendore (“splendour, glow”).


D'Eufemia

From di (“of”) + the personal name Eufemia.


Sollecito

A nickname from sollecito (“prompt, quick, solicitous”).


Lo Sasso

→ English: LoSasso


Cionci

English: Cionci


Matrone

English: Matrone


Fattore

English: Fattore

Occupational surname, from fattore (“steward, administrator; farmer”).


Cecchi

Patronymic surname from the personal name Cecco, a diminutive of Francesco.


Del Duca

→ English: DelDuca

From del (“of the”) + duca (“duke”), an occupational surname for the servant or retainer of a duke.


Lanzo

Probably from a Germanic personal name related to English Lance.


La Cognata

From the Sicilian surname La Cugnata, from cugnata (“hatchet”).


Vantaggiato

A nickname from vantaggiato (“favored”).


D'Alessio

→ English: Dalessio

From di (“of”) + the personal name Alessio.


Vidale

From a variant of the personal name Vitale.

a habitational surname transferred from the given name


Genzano

Habitational surname from any of various places called Genzano.


Vitalucci

From a diminutive form of the personal name Vitale.


Vittorioso

A nickname, from vittorioso (“victorious”).


Agrillo

From the Sicilian surname Agriḍḍu, a surname derived from agriḍḍu (“cricket”).


Corigliano

Habitational surname from any of various places called Corigliano.


Ciullo

Uncertain. Compare Sicilian ciuḍḍu (“piglet”).


Ianniello

From a pet form of Ianni, variant of the personal name Gianni.


Marchio

Probably from a variant of the Latin personal name Marcius, influenced by Greek.


Di Iulio

→ English: DiIulio


Palomba

A nickname from palomba (“stock dove, wood pigeon”).


Trombino

From tromba (“trumpet”) + -ino (diminutive suffix), a metonymic occupational surname for a trumpeter or bugler.


D'Emidio

From di (“of”) + the personal name Emidio.


De Bonis

→ English: DeBonis


Duro

From duro (“hard”), a nickname for a tough or unyielding man.


De Lisa

→ English: DeLisa


Imperiale

Probably a nickname from imperiale (“imperial”).


Mastrolorenzo

From mastro (“master”) + Lorenzo (“a male given name”).


Sanvito

Habitational surname from any of various places called San Vito.


De Sario

→ English: DeSario


Trafficante

From trafficante (“trader”), an occupational surname.


Sanclemente

Translation of the Catalan surname Saintcliment.


Mastrovito

From mastro (“master”) + Vito (“a personal name”).


Ambrosini

From a diminutive form of the personal name Ambrogio.


Ditaranto

Habitational surname, from di (“of”) + Taranto.


Bastiani

From a reduced form of the personal name Sebastiano.


Cicalese

Habitational surname from Cicala (“a village in Calabria”) + -ese.


Ciavarella

From Sicilian ciavaredda, feminine form of ciavareddu (“kid, young goat”), hence a metonymic occupational surname for a goatherd.


Di Vita

→ English: DiVita


Vallisneri

→ Translingual: Vallisneria


Ercolini

Patronymic surname from a diminutive form of Ercole (“Hercules”).


Landriscina

→ English: Landriscina


Tenuta

Perhaps from tenuta (“estate, land holding”), a nickname for the owner of a large property or for someone who worked on one.


Oppedisano

Habitational surname for someone from Oppido Mamertina, in Calabria.


Senese

Habitational surname, from senese (“Sienese, someone from Siena”). Compare Sicilian sinisi.


Fico

From fico (“fig”), perhaps a metonymic occupational surname for a grower or seller of figs.


Capitò

From a reduced form of the personal name Agapito.


Di Blasi

→ English: DiBlasi


Carbonara

Habitational surname from any of various places called Carbonara.


Santambrogio

Univerbation of Sant' + Ambrogio, literally “Saint Ambrose”.


De Sisto

→ English: DeSisto


Mangiamele

A nickname, from verb-object compound, composed of mangia (“to eat”) + mele (“apple”).


Ramunno

Borrowed from the Sicilian name Ramunnu (“Raymond”).


Bosi

Patronymic/plural form of Boso, a medieval personal name of Germanic origin, from *bausī (“wicked, evil”).


Montefinese

Habitational surname for someone from Montefino, a small town in Abruzzo.


Volpone

English: Volpone

French: Volpone


Di Falco

→ English: DiFalco

From di (“of”) + the personal name Falco.


Pichetto

English: Pichetto

French: Pichetto, Piketty


Gambereschi

From gambero (prawn) + -eschi (plural form of the relation-forming suffix -esco).


Cerro

Habitational surname from any of various places called Cerro, from cerro (“Turkey oak”).


Di Fiore

→ English: DiFiore

From di (“of”) + the personal name Fiore.


Picardo

English: Picardo

French: Picardo


Vannucci

From a diminutive form of the personal name Vanni, itself a reduced form of Giovanni.


Abruzzese

From abruzzese (“someone from Abruzzo”).


Odoardi

From Odoardo, a variant of the personal name Edoardo (“Edward”).


Iacomino

Variant of Giacomino, a diminutive of the personal name Giacomo.


Niro

From Neapolitan niro (“black”); compare nero (“black”).


Chiusano

Habitational surname from any of various places called Chiusano.


Di Muzio

→ English: DiMuzio

From di (“of”) + the personal name Muzio.


Di Giuseppe

→ English: DiGiuseppe

From di (“of”) + the personal name Giuseppe (“Joseph”).


Parlapiano

Verb-object compound, composed of parla (“to speak”) + piano (“quietly”); a nickname.


Lanzisera

English: Lanzisera


Di Tommaso

→ English: DiTommaso

From di (“of”) + the personal name Tommaso.


Mirando

From Latin mirandus (“admirable, wonderful, marvellous”).


Cassetta

From cassetta (“small box, crate”), a metonymic occupational surname for a box maker.


Falivene

English: Falivene


Gandolfi

Patronymic from the personal name Gandolfo.


Soddu

English: Sodder

From Sardinian soddu (“penny, cent”), probably a nickname. Compare Italian soldo.

a surname from Sardinian, equivalent to the Italian surname Soldo.


Selvitella

English: Selvitella


Gavoni

English: Gavoni


Certo

From certo (“certain, sure”), possibly a nickname for a decisive or resolute person.


De Filippis

→ English: DeFilippis


Carloni

Patronymic from an augmentative form of the personal name Carlo.


Filesi

English: Filesi


Colasanti

English: Colasanti


Guattari

English: Guattari


La Sorsa

→ English: LaSorsa


Mastrocola

From mastro (“master”) + Cola (“reduced form of Nicola”).


Cima

A topographic surname from cima (“mountain top, peak”).


Stoppiglia

French: Stoppiglia


Di Cocco

→ English: DiCocco


D'Aloia

→ English: Daloia


Cerboni

Patronymic from the personal name Cerbone.


Santandrea

Habitational surname from any of various places called Sant'Andrea.


Bonafaccia

A nickname, from bona (“good, nice”) + faccia (“face”).


Incantalupo

Verb-object compound, composed of incanta (“to enchant”) + lupo (“wolf”); a nickname.


Foresta

A toponymic surname for someone who lived by a forest, from foresta (“forest”).


Di Blasio

→ English: DiBlasio

From di (“of”) + the personal name Blasio, a variant of Biagio.


Cicismondo

Probably a variant form of the personal name Sigismondo.


Ciriaci

Patronymic from the personal name Ciriaco.


D'Amore

→ English: Damore


Boccanera

A nickname, from bocca (“mouth”) + nera (“black”).


Colapietro

From Cola (“shortened form of Nicola”) + Pietro (“Peter”).


De Martino

→ English: DeMartino


Petruccelli

From a double diminutive of the personal name Pietro (“Peter”).


Di Matteo

→ English: DiMatteo

From di (“of”) + the personal name Matteo (“Matthew”).


Catalanotto

From Catalano + -otto (diminutive suffix).


Ubiali

Habitational surname from the village of Ubiale Clanezzo, in Lombardy.


Martusciello

English: Martusciello


Emmolo

Sicilian jìmmulu, from jimmu (“hump”) + -ulu (“diminutive suffix”).


Garufi

English: Garufi


De Gaetano

→ English: DeGaetano


Uberti

English: Uberti


Mastrantuono

English: Mastrantuono


Gaccio

English: Gaccio


Pisapia

English: Pisapia


Di Gaetano

From di (“of”) + the personal name Gaetano.


Colli

Topographic surname from colli, plural form of colle (“hill, hillock”).


Di Costanzo

→ English: DiCostanzo

From di (“of”) + the personal name Costanzo.


Buffo

From buffo (“ridicolous, amusing”), a nickname for a foolish or clownish man.


Pietrafesa

Habitational surname from the town of Satriano di Lucania, in Basilicata, originally called Pietrafesa.


Fumarola

English: Fumarola


Fumaroli

French: Fumaroli


D'Ascanio

From di (“of”) + the personal name Ascanio.


Custoza

Borrowed from Venetian Custoxa, from Latin custōdia (“protection, guardianship”).


Castagnoli

English: Castagnoli

French: Castagnoli


Tropeano

From tropeano (“person from Tropea”), a town in Calabria.


Belsito

From bel (“nice, beautiful”) + sito (“place, location, site”).


Torno

Metonymic occupational surname for a turner, from torno, older form of tornio (“lathe”).


Ornaghi

Habitational surname from the town of Ornago, in Lombardy.


Restuccia

English: Restuccia


Di Novo

→ English: DiNovo


Catanzariti

English: Catanzarite

Habitational surname for someone from Catanzaro, in Calabria.


D'Attilio

From di (“of”) + the personal name Attilio.


Sperduto

A nickname for a foundling, from sperduto (“lost”).


D'Anna

From di (“of”) + the personal name Anna.

a metronymic surname transferred from the given name


Fioritto

English: Fioritto

Most prevalent in Friuli-Venezia Giulia.


Bastone

From bastone (“stick”), either a metonymic occupational surname for a maker of staffs and sticks, or a nickname for a thin or rigid-looking person.


Biondolillo

Probably from Sicilian biunnuliddu (“little fair one”), a nickname for a blond person.


Barbo

From barbo (“barbel”), perhaps a nickname.


Uva

From uva (“grapes”), probably a metonymic occupational surname for a grower or seller of grapes.


Pocaforza

A nickname, from poca (“few, little”) + forza (“power, force”).


Fonzi

English: Fonzi


Lemmo

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Guglielmo.


Descalzi

English: Descalzi


Valsecchi

→ English: Valsecchi


Lo Pinto

→ English: LoPinto


Veltro

From veltro (“greyhound”), a nickname for a fast runner or a lean, rangy person.


Di Pierro

→ English: DiPierro


Di Paola

→ English: DiPaola

From di (“of”) + the personal name Paola.


Ciliberto

From a variant of the personal name Gilberto.


Di Marzio

From di (“of”) + the personal name Marzio.


Dovico

Reduced form of the personal name Ludovico.


Manfrè

→ English: Manfre

From a short form of the personal name Manfredo.


Orsino

From the personal name Orso + -ino (“diminutive suffix”).


Carusone

From Caruso + -one (augmentative suffix).


Pierguidi

Patronymic or plural form of the personal name Pierguido.


Giacomi

Patronymic or plural form of the personal name Giacomo.


Espa

From Sardinian espa (“wasp”), probably a nickname. Compare Italian vespa.


Dionisi

Patronymic or plural form of the personal name Dionisio.


Oberto

From a compound of the Proto-Germanic elements *audaz (“wealth, riches”) and *berhtaz (“bright, shining”).


Astorino

From Astore + -ino (“diminutive suffix”).


Angilello

English: Angilello


Mangiapelo

Probably a nickname, from verb-object compound, composed of mangia (“to eat”) + pelo (“hair”).


De Robertis

→ English: DeRobertis


Cosma

From Ancient Greek Κοσμᾶς (Kosmâs), a personal name which is probably related to κόσμος (kósmos, “order”).


Fiammingo

From fiammingo (“Flemish”), an ethnic surname.


Filiberti

Patronymic from the personal name Filiberto.


Cavadenti

Verb-object compound, composed of cava (“to extract, to pull out”) + denti (“teeth”), an occupational surname for a dentist.


Finco

From Venetian finco (“finch”), probably used as a nickname.


Pasquarello

From a pet form of the personal name Pasqua.


Plescia

An Arbëreshë surname mostly found in Molise, from an Italianized spelling of Albanian Plesha.


Urbini

Habitational surname for someone from Urbino.


Soldato

Occupational surname, from soldato (“soldier”).


Del Greco

→ English: DelGreco


Mocchi

English: Mocchi

French: Mocchi


Ansaldo

From Late Latin Ānsoaldus, from Proto-Germanic *Ansuwaldaz; compare the doublet Osvaldo.


Gambatesa

From gamba (“leg”) + tesa (“outstretched”).


Eraldi

Patronymic from the personal name Eraldo.


D'Ugo

→ English: Dugo


Mangiacavalli

A nickname, from verb-object compound, composed of mangia (“to eat”) + cavalli (“horses”).


Piras

From the plural form of Sardinian pira (“pear”).


Magliano

Habitational surname from any of various places called Magliano.


Lippa

From a short form of the personal name Filippa, feminine form of Filippo.


Ciambra

Sicilian habitational surname from any of various minor places named with Sicilian ciambra (“room, chamber”), borrowed from Old French chambre, from Latin camera.


Collepiccolo

From colle (“hill”) + piccolo (“small”).


Strologo

Apheretic form of astrologo (“astrologer, stargazer”).


Di Caccamo

Habitational surname from di (“of”) + Caccamo (“a town in Sicily”).


Giacinti

Patronymic from the personal name Giacinto.


Aurigemma

From a Neapolitan female given name, composed of the elements auri- (“gold”) + gemma (“gem”).

a surname from Neapolitan [in turn transferred from the given name]


Commissari

From commissario (“commissioner; superintendent”).


Montegrande

From monte (“mountain”) + grande (“big, large”).


Egidi

Patronymic from the personal name Egidio.


Bellina

Hypocoristic form of the personal name Bella.


Sommariva

Habitational surname from any of various places called Sommariva.


Giovenali

Patronymic from the personal name Giovenale.


Procoli

Patronymic from the personal name Procolo.


Falso

A nickname for a deceiver, from falso (“false, fake”).


Falsone

From Falso + -one (augmentative suffix).


Di Fulvio

From di (“of”) + the personal name Fulvio.


Fregonese

Habitational surname for someone from Fregona, in Veneto.


Svizzero

From svizzero (“Swiss”), an ethnic surname.


Rignanese

Habitational surname for someone from Rignano Garganico, in Apulia.


Giuseppone

From Giuseppe (“Joseph”, a male given name) + -one (augmentative suffix).

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Ronchetti

English: Ronchetti

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→ Chinese: → 龍凱蒂／龙凯蒂 (Lóngkǎidì) (transliteration)


Carapellese

Habitational surname from Carapelle (“a village in Apulia”) + -ese (-er).


Offidani

Habitational surname for someone from Offida, in Marche.


Gandini

Probably a habitational surname from Gandino.


Tetro

A nickname, from tetro (“gloomy, sullen, dark”).


Manago

From an altered form of monaco (“monk”).


Ermacora

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑρμᾰγόρᾱς (Hermagórās).


Locatelli

English: Locatelli

From Lombard, from Bergamasque (“lmo-bmo”). From being a person from the commune of Locatello.

a habitational surname from Lombard or locations


Piastri

→ English: Piastri

→ French: Piastri

→ Portuguese: Piastri

→ Spanish: Piastri


Di Pinto

→ English: DiPinto


Migliorelli

English: Migliorelli


Garzone

From garzone (“helper, assistant; apprentice”).


Serpe

From serpe (“snake”), a nickname for a treacherous or malignant person.


Bizzarro

A nickname from bizzarro (“odd, eccentric, bizarre”).


Bacci

Patronymic surname from the personal name Baccio.


Cappellanti

English: Cappellanti


Eracli

Patronymic from the personal names Eracle or Eraclio.


Poeta

Occupational surname from poeta (“poet”).


Ignazi

Patronymic, from the personal name Ignazio.


Banchieri

Occupational surname, from banchiere (“banker”).


Di Lello

→ English: DiLello

From di (“of”) + Lello, a short form of several personal names.


Nunzi

Patronymic from the personal name Nunzio.


Mastromatteo

From mastro (“master; mister”) + Matteo (“Matthew”).


De Lisi

→ English: DeLisi


Garegnani

Habitational surname from Garegnano, a suburb of Milan.


Arrighi

Patronymic surname, from the personal name Arrigo.


Tonti

→ English: Tonti

→ French: Tonti


Astaldi

From the medieval personal name Astaldo.


Oggerino

English: Oggerino


Cassaro

From cassaro, variant of cassero (“castle; keep, donjon”).


Diomedi

Patronymic from the personal name Diomede.


De Fiore

→ English: DeFiore


De Leonardis

→ English: DeLeonardis


Lamboglia

English: Lamboglia


Boccafresca

A nickname from bocca (“mouth”) + fresca (“fresh”).


Sernicola

From ser (“sir”) + Nicola (“a male given name”).


Marchigiani

From marchigiano (“a native of Marche region”).


Ruggirello

From Ruggero (“a male given name”) + -ello (hypocoristic suffix).


Marcantoni

Patronymic from the personal name Marcantonio.


Gussone

Translingual: Gussonia, Guss., gussonii


Donnamaria

From donna (“woman; miss, mistress”) + Maria (“Mary”).


Montereale

Habitational surname from any of two villages in Italy called Montereale, from monte (“mountain”) + reale (“royal”).


Spaccasassi

Verb-object compound, composed of spacca (“to break, to split”) + sassi (“stones, rocks”).


Godino

Patronymic surname from a Medieval given name, which originated as a short form of any of various Germanic names beginning with the elements *gutô (“Goth”) or *gudą (“god, deity”).


Corsello

From Corso (“a medieval male given name”) + -ello (diminutive suffix).


Di Marino

→ English: DiMarino

From di (“of”) + the personal name Marino.


D'Alto

→ English: Dalto

A nickname for the child of a tall man, from di (“of”) + alto (“tall”).


Buonanno

A nickname, from buono (“good”) + anno (“year”); compare the English surname Goodyear.


De Salvo

→ English: DeSalvo


Goffredi

Patronymic surname from the personal name Goffredo.


Taglialatela

A nickname, from the univerbation of tagliare (“to cut”) + la (“the”) + tela (“cloth; canvas”).


Nudo

From nudo (“naked, bare”), perhaps a nickname for a poor, destitute man.


Pizzaballa

Possibly from Lombard dialect. Found especially in Bergamo region.


Nonfarmale

A nickname, from non (“don't”) + far (“do”) + male (“bad”).


Cantalamessa

A nickname, a univerbation of canta (“sing”) + la (“the”) + messa (“Mass”).


Castrignano

Habitational surname from either of two villages in the province of Lecce, Apulia.


Ambrogi

Patronymic from the personal name Ambrogio.


Pighini

English: Pighini


Grattarola

English: grattarolaite


De Falco

→ English: DeFalco


Tagliavini

Verb-object compound, composed of taglia (“to cut”) + vini (“wines”).


Portoghese

Ethnic surname, from portoghese (“Portuguese”).


Cappabianca

A nickname, from cappa (“cloak”) + bianca (“white”).


Pietralunga

French: Pietralunga


Finocchio

From finocchio (“fennel”), a metonymic occupational surname for a grower or seller of fennel.


D'Egidio

→ English: DeGidio

From di (“of”) + the personal name Egidio.


Pontoriero

English: Pontoriero


Di Cerbo

English: Dicerbo, DiCerbo


Marzocchi

English: Marzocchi

French: Marzocchi


Saracco

From saracco (“handsaw”), a metonymic occupational surname for a saw maker.


Pannullo

English: Pannullo


Prigione

English: Prigione


Canfora

English: Canfora


Massena

English: Massena

French: Masséna


Palatucci

English: Palatucci

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→ Chinese: → 帕拉圖奇／帕拉图奇 (Pàlātúqí) (transliteration)


Viscuso

A nickname from Sicilian viscusu (“tough, tenacious”).


Minelli

English: Minelli

From Minello, pet form of the personal name Mino.


Minucci

English: Minucci


Ariano

Habitational surname from any of various places called Ariano.


Iacuzzi

English: Iacuzzi, Jacuzzi


Lazzarelli

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Lazzaro.


Belgrano

Apparently a nickname, from bel (“nice, beautiful, fair”) + grano (“wheat, corn”).


Odorici

From the patronymic or plural form of the personal name Odorico.


Grumelli

Habitational surname from any of various places in Lombardy called Grumello.


Pironi

English: Pironi

French: Pironi


Moretto

From a hypocoristic form of the surname Moro.


Paolella

From the personal name Paola + -ella (“diminutive suffix”).


Taraschi

English: Taraschi


Scandola

English: Scandola


Repici

English: Repici


Ballerino

English: Ballerino


Baccarin

English: Baccarin

French: Baccarin

Portuguese: Baccarin


Bettacchi

English: Bettacchi


Bettacchini

English: Bettachini

French: Bettachini


Cutino

English: Cutino


Modestino

English: Modestino


Alboreto

English: Alboreto


Buemi

→ English: Buemi

→ French: Buemi


Gerussi

→ English: Gerussi

→ French: Gerussi

→ German: Gerussi

→ Portuguese: Gerussi

→ Spanish: Gerussi


Della Fonte

Latin: Fontius

Bartolomeo Della Fonte, b. 1445


Boreanaz

English: Boreanaz

French: Boreanaz


Di Clemente

→ English: DiClemente

From di (“of”) + the personal name Clemente.


Mazzù

English: Mazzu

French: Mazzu


Pallavicini

English: Pallavicini

Translingual: Pallavicinia


Alessandri

Patronymic surname from the personal name Alessandro.


Alessandrini

Diminutive form of the surname Alessandri.


Brunini

Patronymic surname from the personal name Brunino, a hypocoristic form of Bruno.


Fontanarosa

From fontana (“fountain”) + rosa (“rose; pink”).


Pangallo

Italianized form of the Greek surname Πάγκαλος (Págkalos); this surname is predominantly found in Calabria, known for its important Griko community.


Benassai

A nickname from bene (“well, good”) + assai (“very, much, a lot”).


Briatore

English: Briatore

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→ Chinese: → 布里亞托雷 (Bùlǐyàtuōléi) (transliteration)


Del Nobile

From del (“of the”) + nobile (“noble; nobleman”). Compare Nobile, Nobili.


Quinzani

Habitational surname from the town of Quinzano d'Oglio, in Lombardy.


Colandrea

Shortened form of a personal name formed by Nicola (“Nicholas”) + Andrea (“Andrew”).


Brusco

Originally a nickname for a rude or coarse person, from brusco (“abrupt, brusque”).


Spalla

From spalla (“shoulder”), probably a nickname given to someone with a deformity or peculiarity of the shoulder.


Seccamani

Verb-object compound, composed of secca (“to dry, to wither”) + mani (“hands”).


La Barbera

→ English: Labarbera


Emmanuello

From a variant of the personal name Emanuele.


Meraviglia

Probably a nickname from meraviglia (“wonder, marvel”).


La Civita

→ English: LaCivita


Pappacena

Verb-object compound, composed of pappa (“to gobble up”) + cena (“dinner”).


Stampachiacchiere

Verb-object compound, composed of stampa (“to print”) + chiacchiere (“chat, gossip, talks”), a nickname for a bigmouth or a chatterbox.


Sampietro

Habitational surname from any of various places and towns dedicated to Saint Peter.


Siviero

Probably a patronymic surname from an altered form of the personal name Silverio.


Caiola

From Sicilian càiula (“baby's bonnet”), probably used as a nickname.


Giorgetta

Matronymic surname, from a hypocoristic form of the personal name Giorgia.


Sanvittore

Probably a habitational surname from any of various towns called San Vittore.


Centomani

Probably a nickname, from a compound of cento (“hundred”) + mani (“hands”).


Tagliaferro

English: Tagliaferro

French: Tagliaferro

Cognate with Catalan Tallaferro and French Taillefer.


Ottoni

Patronymic surname from the personal name Ottone.


Fantappiè

From fante (“infantryman”) + a (“on”) + piè (“foot”), an occupational surname for a foot soldier.


Toccafondi

Verb-object compound, composed of tocca (“to touch”) + fondi (“bottoms (of rivers or lakes); funds”), perhaps a nickname.

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Testasecca

From testa (“head”) + secca (“dry”), probably a nickname of some sort.


Ciraulo

From Sicilian ciraulu (“snake charmer”), an unflattering nickname for a fraudster.


Del Conte

From del (“of the”) + conte (“earl, count”).


Longaretti

→ English: Longaretti

→ French: Longaretti

→ German: Longaretti

→ Portuguese: Longaretti

→ Spanish: Longaretti


Licursi

A typical Arbëreshë surname found in Molise and northern Calabria. It probably is a habitational surname from Lëkurësi Castle, near Sarandë.


D'Addio

→ English: Daddio

From di (“of”) + addio (“farewell”), probably a nickname given to foundlings.


Telese

Habitational surname from the town of Telese Terme, in Campania.


Masullo

Patronymic surname, typically found in Campania, from a pet form of the personal name Tommaso.


Ritrovato

From ritrovato (“recovered”), a nickname given to a foundling.


Sinigaglia

Habitational surname, from a corruption of Senigallia, a town in the province of Ancona.


Dall'Acqua

From dalla (“from the”) + acqua (“water”).


Spezzano

Habitational surname from any of various places in Calabria called Spezzano, like Spezzano Albanese or Spezzano della Sila.

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Spezzano della Sila
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Crosera

Topographic surname for someone who lived by a crossroads, from Venetian crosera (“crossroads, junction”).


Tallini

La gran Corte civile, pronunziando dettinitivamente, rigetta l'appello prodotto da Giuseppe Antonio Tallini avverso la sentenza del Tribunale civile di Terra di Lavoro de' 13 gennaio 1859, ed ordina che la medesima si esegua.

1854 January 3, “Parte Pratica”, in L'Eco dei Tribunali, number 157, page 248:

The Grand Civil Court, pronouncing dicta, rejects the appeal produced by Giuseppe Antonio Tallini against the judgment of the Civil Court of Terra di Lavoro of January 13, 1859, and orders that the same be enforced.


Santantonio

Habitational surname from any of various places dedicated to Saint Anthony.


Ierovante

From a variant of ierofante (“hierophant”), perhaps an occupational surname for a priest.


Bigogno

Habitational surname from a small village in Ticino.


Artom

A typical surname of the Jewish community.


Di Tano

From di (“of”) + Tano, a shortened form of the personal name Gaetano.


Agro

From agro (“acrid, bitter”), a nickname for a tough individual.


Angelillo

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Angelo.


Zappalorto

From the univerbation of zappare (“to hoe”) + lo (“the”) + orto (“vegetable garden”), a nickname for a cultivator.

univerbation

a surname transferred from the nickname [in turn originating as an occupation]


Falaguerra

From the univerbation of fare (“to do, to make”) + la (“the”) + guerra (“war”), a nickname for a belligerent or aggressive person.


Stefanucci

Patronymic surname from a hypocoristic form of the personal name Stefano.


Granvillano

Perhaps a habitational surname from the town of Granville, in Normandy.


Madreperla

From madreperla (“mother-of-pearl, nacre”), probably used as a nickname.


Crudele

From crudele (“cruel”), perhaps a nickname.


Sellitto

From the Late Latin personal name Sellictus, from the adjective selectus (“chosen, selected”), a name favored by early Christians.

a surname originating as a patronymic [in turn from Late Latin]


Chirieleison

From the Italian pronunciation of the Christian formula kyrie eleison, in this case used as a surname for foundlings.


Desiderato

From desiderato (“hoped for, desired”), probably a nickname for a long awaited son.


Mastrorocco

From mastro (“master”) + Rocco (“a male given name”).


Amerighi

Patronymic form of the personal name Amerigo.


Fineanno

From fine (“end”) + anno (“year”), probably a nickname of some sort.


Giorgioli

Patronymic surname from a diminutive form of Giorgio (“George”).


Tuttoilmondo

From tutto (“all”) + il (“the”) + mondo (“world”), probably a nickname of some sort.


Trentuno

From trentuno (“thirty-one”), probably a nickname for someone born on the 31st of a month.


Buonprincipio

From buon (“good”) + principio (“beginning”).


Di Federico

From di (“of”) + the personal name Federico.


Gianfelice

A patronymic surname, from Gian + Felice.


Cavalcaselle

Verb-object compound, composed of cavalca (“to ride”) + selle (“saddles”).


Cavaldoro

From caval (“horse”) + di (“of”) + oro (“gold”), perhaps used as a nickname.


D'Abdon

From di (“of”) + the rare personal name Abdon.


Volpatti

English: Volpatti

French: Volpatti


Corinaldi

Habitational surname from the town of Corinaldo, in the province of Ancona. This surname is typical of the Jewish-Italian community.


Frammartino

Probably from fra (“friar; brother”) + Martino (“Martin”), the name of the progenitor.


Caronti

Perhaps a patronymic surname from the rare male given name Caronte.


Diligente

Probably a nickname, from diligente (“diligent”).


Friani

Patronymic surname from Friano, the regional Tuscan form of the male given name Frediano.


Saronni

Habitational surname from the town of Saronno, in Lombardy.


De Marchi

→ English: DeMarchi

Patronymic surname from the personal name Marco.


D'Arienzo

→ English: Darienzo

Habitational surname for someone born in Arienzo, in Campania.


Cevasco

Habitational surname for someone from Ceva, in Piedmont.


Piantavigna

Verb-object compound, composed of pianta (“to plant, sow”) + vigna (“vineyard”), an occupational surname for a vintner.


Leandri

Patronymic surname from the personal name Leandro.


Ponticelli

From ponticelli, plural form of ponticello (“small bridge”).


Gentilcore

From gentile (“gentle”) + core (“heart”), probably a nickname.


Agrati

Habitational surname from any of various places called Agrate, in Northern Italy.


Trinciavelli

Verb-object compound, composed of trincia (“to cut up, shred”) + velli (“fleeces”), an occupational surname for a wool manufacturer.


Canzonieri

Occupational surname for a singer, from canzoniere (“singer; songbook”).


Mastrototaro

From mastro (“master”) + Totaro, variant of the personal name Teodoro (“Theodore”).


Zamattio

Patronymic surname from the Venetian form of the personal name Gianmatteo, a compound of Giovanni (“John”) + Matteo (“Matthew”).

a surname from Venetian [in turn originating as a patronymic]


Ottorini

Patronymic surname from the personal name Ottorino.


Ingegneri

Occupational surname from the plural form of ingegnere (“engineer”).


Nichil

Perhaps from Latin nichil, later form of nihil (“nothing”), a nickname given to foundlings.

a surname transferred from the nickname [in turn from Latin]


Alphandery

Borrowed from French Alphandéry, from Ladino, ultimately from Arabic.

(rare) a surname from French [in turn from Arabic]


Isacchi

Patronymic surname from the personal name Isacco.


Tieri

Patronymic surname, from an aphaeretic form of Altieri or Gualtieri.


Antoniacomi

Probably a patronymic surname from a compound of the personal names Antonio (“Anthony”) and Giacomo (“James”).


Pignattai

Occupational surname from the plural form of pignattaio (“maker or seller of cooking pots”).


Gallarati

Habitational surname from the town of Gallarate, in Lombardy.


Giacomelli

Patronymic surname from a diminutive form of the personal name Giacomo.


Del Tedesco

Probably a surname for a person of German origin, from del (“of the”) + tedesco (“German”).


Casapiccola

Perhaps a toponymic surname, from casa (“house”) + piccola (“small, little”).


Schiappacasse

Ligurian occupational surname for a docker or longshoreman.

a surname from Ligurian [in turn originating as an occupation]


Buccafusca

From Sicilian bucca (“mouth”) + fusca (“dark, swarthy”), a nickname of some sort.

a surname from Sicilian [in turn transferred from the nickname]


Nerviani

Habitational surname from the town of Nerviano, in Lombardy.


Ingannamorte

Verb-object compound, composed of inganna (“to deceive, sway”) + morte (“death”), used as an apotropaic nickname intended to ward off evil.


Orfei

Patronymic surname from the personal name Orfeo.


Tavoso

English: Tavoso


Cacciapaglia

Verb-object compound, composed of caccia (“to hunt; to drive away”) + paglia (“straw”), probably used as a nickname.


Macellaro

Occupational surname from macellaro, variant of macellaio (“butcher”).


Cinquefiori

Probably a nickname, from cinque (“five”) + fiori (“flowers”).


Piscionieri

Italianized form of Old French pissonnier (“fishmonger”).

a surname originating as an occupation [in turn from Old French]


Colonnello

Probably an occupational surname, from colonnello (“colonel”).


Scampamorte

Verb-object compound, composed of scampa (“to escape”) + morte (“death”), used as an apotropaic nickname intended to ward off evil.


D'Elpidio

From di (“of”) + Elpidio, a male given name.


Biancalana

Compound of bianca (“white”) + lana (“wool”), perhaps a nickname of some sort.


Mezzasalma

Compound of mezza (“half”) + salma (“a Sicilian unit of area”), a nickname for a poor or needy person.


Abbandonato

From abbandonato (“abandoned”), a nickname given to a foundling.


Bastardi

From bastardo (“bastard”), a nickname given to a child born out of wedlock.


Parentignoti

Compound of parenti (“relatives”) + ignoti (“unknown”), a nickname given to foundlings.


Poidomani

Compound of poi (“then, later”) + domani (“tomorrow”), probably a nickname of some sort.


Scaccianoce

Verb-object compound, composed of scaccia (“to drive away”) + noce (“nut”), probably a nickname of some sort.


D'Incertopadre

Compound of di (“of”) + incerto (“uncertain, unknown”) + padre (“father”), a nickname given to foundlings.


Rossofuoco

Compound of rosso (“red”) + fuoco (“fire”), probably a nickname for a person with ginger hair or for a person with a fiery disposition.


Pietradura

Compound of pietra (“stone, rock”) + dura (“hard”), perhaps a nickname of some sort.


Bardella

English: Bardella

French: Bardella


Nicandri

Patronymic surname from the personal name Nicandro.


Tufanisco

Habitational surname for someone from Tufano.


Beneventano

Habitational surname from beneventano (“inhabitant of Benevento”).


Scozzafava

Occupational surname for someone whose job was shelling fava beans, from Old Italian scozzare (“to shell, peel”) + fava (“fava bean”).


Scopacasa

Verb-object compound, composed of scopa (“to sweep”) + casa (“house, home”).


Calvenzani

Habitational surname from any of various villages named Calvenzano, in Lombardy.


Tolentinati

Habitational surname for someone from Tolentino, in Marche.


Robecchi

Habitational surname from any of various places in Lombardy called Robecco.


Luconi

Patronymic surname from an augmentative form of the personal name Luca.


Notizia

From notizia (“item of news, piece of information”), perhaps used as a nickname for foundlings.


Sigismondi

Patronymic surname from the personal name Sigismondo.


Bellaluna

Compound of bella (“nice, beautiful”) + luna (“moon”), perhaps a nickname of some sort.


Fornesi

Habitational surname from any of various places in Italy called Forno, from forno (“oven”).


Sciarabba

From Sicilian sciarabba (“wine”), itself from Arabic شَرَاب (šarāb, “drink, beverage; wine”). This was probably used as an occupational surname for a vintner or as a nickname for a heavy drinker.

der

a surname from Sicilian [in turn from Arabic]


Luigini

Patronymic surname from the personal name Luigino, hypocoristic form of Luigi.


Sangiacomo

English: Sangiacomo


Torboli

Habitational surname from the village of Torbole, in Trentino.


Cassai

Probably an occupational surname from the plural form of cassaio (“casemaker”).


D'Olimpio

From di (“of”) + the personal name Olimpio.


Francioso

From francioso, archaic form of francese (“French”).


Sprecacenere

Verb-object compound, composed of spreca (“to waste; to squander”) + cenere (“ash”), probably used as a nickname.


Terenziani

Patronymic surname from the personal name Terenziano, variant of Terenzio.


Ferragosto

From ferragosto (“August bank holiday”), probably a nickname given to foundlings.


Organisti

Occupational surname for an organist, from the plural form of organista (“organist”).


Cassettari

Occupational surname for a maker or seller of drawers or small boxes, from either cassetto (“drawer”) or cassetta (“small box”).


Mercoledisanto

From Mercoledì Santo (“Holy Wednesday, Spy Wednesday”), probably a nickname given to a foundling.


Fonnesu

Borrowed from Sardinian fonnesu (“person from Fonni”), a habitational surname.


Passacantando

Compound of passa (“he/she passes”) + cantando (“singing”), a nickname for someone who used to sing or hum.


Colapinto

English: Colapinto

French: Colapinto

Spanish: Colapinto

Colapinto: a surname transferred from the nickname


Cecagallina

Verb-object compound, composed of ceca (“to blind”) + gallina (“chicken”), probably used as a nickname.


Cascavilla

Italianized form of the Occitan surname Cascailh.


Osimani

From osimani, plural form of osimano (“of or from Osimo”).


Cabiati

Habitational surname from the town of Cabiate, in Lombardy.


Dell'Oste

Occupational surname from del (“of the”) + oste (“innkeeper”).


Caligiore

From the Sicilian surname Caliciuri, a surname derived from caulu (“cabbage”) + ciuri (“flower”). Compare Italian Calafiore and Caligiuri.


Vintaloro

From Sicilian vintaloru (“kind of cape”), perhaps a metonymic occupational surname for a maker of capes.


Ammaccapane

Verb-object compound, composed of ammacca (“to dent, bruise”) + pane (“bread”), probably used as a nickname.


Affettuoso

Originally a nickname for an affectionate person, from affettuoso (“affectionate”).


Deus Scit

Extremely rare surname, from Latin Deus (“God”) + scīt (“knows”), a nickname given to foundlings.


Borghi

Habitational surname for someone living in small village, from borgo (“village, hamlet”).


Quirici

Patronymic surname from the personal name Quirico.


Guastadisegni

Verb-object compound, composed of guasta (“to ruin, damage”) + disegni (“drawings”), probably used as a nickname.


Falamischia

From the univerbation of fare (“to do, to make”) + la (“the”) + mischia (“brawl, scruffle”), perhaps a nickname for a belligerent person.


Oneta

Ultimately from the plural form of Latin *alnetus (“alder forest”), from alnus (“alder”).


Bressan

Habitational surname from Venetian bressan (“of or from Brescia, Lombardy”).


Senzadenari

Compound of senza (“without”) + denari (“money”), a nickname for a poor or destitute person.


Marcuzzi

Patronymic surname from a hypocoristic form of the personal name Marco (“Mark”).


Lavatore

Occupational surname, from lavatore (“washer”).


Caracristi

Patronymic surname from the rare, possibly medieval, personal name Caracristo, from caro (“dear”) + a (“to”) + Cristo (“Christ”).


Di Febo

Patronymic surname, from di (“of”) + Febo (“Phoebus”).


Abbracciavento

Verb-object compound, composed of abbraccia (“to hug, to embrace”) + vento (“wind”), probably used as a nickname.