Italian Surnames: Meaning, Origin & Coat of Arms (page 3 of 4)

Lion

From the personal name Leone, "lion"

"hare"

From Licata

From Locatello near Bergamo

From Lombardy; also a merchant or banker

Lombard, northerner

Tall

The tall one

"the red-haired one", from lo russo

From Luke

From Lucca

From the personal name Luciano

Wolf

"May", a May child

Locksmith, tinker

Thin

Evil thorn

Bad head, stubborn

From Malta

Left-handed

Left-handed

Left-handed

Man of peace

From Mantua

"bullock"

Bullock keeper

Carpenter

Marquis

"marquis"

Of little Marco

Son of Marco (Mark)

From Marcone, a form of the name Marco

From Mariano (Marianus)

Little Marino

Of Marino; seafarer

Of the sea

Son of Mariotto (little Mario)

From marra, a hoe, for a farm worker

Hoe (farm labourer)

From martello, "hammer", for a smith

Of little Martino

Of Martino (Martin)

Of Mars

Little Martin

From Maso, a short form of Tommaso

From Massa, a place name ("estate, farmstead")

From the personal name Matteo (Matthew)

Club, mace

From Mazzeo, a form of Matteo

Little mace or Tommaso

Little club

"club", or from Matteo

Honey

Honey (beekeeper)

Melon, a nickname or grower's name

A nickname from merlo, "blackbird"

From Messina

From Micheli, a southern form of Michele

From Milan

Someone from Milan

Little Mino

From Modica

Miller

Monk

White mountain

Mountain dwellers

Mountain dweller

Of the mountains

Hermit

From Morando, a medieval personal name

Little dark one

Dark-haired (little Moro)

Moor, dark-haired

Dark-haired

A nickname from mosca, "fly"

Mound, fortified hill

Mason, bricklayer

Little Giovanni

Neapolitan

From Nardo, short for Leonardo or Bernardo

A name for a child born at Christmas

Dark-haired, dark-complexioned

Short form of Ranieri; dark

From Nicoletto, a pet form of Nicola

Little olive grove

Son of Oliviero

Of Onofrio

From Orlando (Roland)

Famous land (Roland)

"little bear"

Son of Ottaviano

Peace

From Padua

From pagano, "villager" or "pagan"

Villager; unbaptised child

From Palermo

From paladino, "paladin", a knight of Charlemagne

Palm, from Palm Sunday, or from Palma

Pilgrim to the Holy Land

Wood pigeon, dove

White bread

From Paoletto, a pet form of Paolo

Sons of little Paul

"priest", or a nickname

From Paris, Parisian

A Ligurian surname of uncertain origin

Born at Easter

Cross the water

Sparrow

Shepherd

Pilgrims

Pilgrim

Feather / Sicilian place

"pepper", or Giuseppe

Little Peter

Big Pietro (Peter)

Fish, fishmonger

Little Pietro

Town square

"little"