Discovering Sicilian LAST Names

Do you know that most Sicilian last names have a Greek, Russian, or Arab connotation? If your last name has such a reference, it does not mean you are not an original Italian. Instead, it depicts the influence of the foreign communities that settled in Sicily after the fifteenth century.

Exploring the Sicilian Italian last names debunks several myths that surround their origin. What do you need to know about your Italian last name?

What’s in Italian Surnames?

Italian surnames denote your original location. They also tell you about your natural inclinations. Lastly, the surnames suggest where the world places you based on occupation, character, and inherited traits.  

Common Sicilian Last Names and Their Originating Regions

Agrigento Province

Naro	Agozzino, Alaimo, Alongi, Arnone, Aronica, Baldacchino, Barbara, Bonanno, Burgio, Cacciatore, Contrino, Costanza, Destro, Di, Rosa, Ferraro, Fontana, Gallo, Geraci, Gueli, Iacona, Lombardo, Morello, Nicotra, Pacinella, Piraino, Porcello, Puma, Rinaldi, Scanio, Schembri, Troisi, Vaccaro, Vasco, Vassallo, Vella, Virone.
Racalmuto	Agrò, Alaimo, Alfano, Brucculeri, Buscarino, Campanella, Capitano, Chiarelli, Chiodo, Cino, Cipolla, Curto, Falco, Falletta, Farrauto, Giudice, Lauricella, Licata, Macaluso, Marchese, Mattina, Morgante, Morreale, Mulè, Petruzzella, Piazza, Picone, Puma, Restivo, Rizzo, Romano, Salvo, Sardo, Scibetta, Scimè, Sferrazza, Tirone.
Sambuca di Sicilia	Abruzzo, Amodeo, Arbisi, Armato, Cacioppo, Campisi, Cannova, Ciaccio, Cicio, Di Bella, Di Giovanna, Di Prima, Gagliano, Giacone, Gulotta, Guzzardo, Maggio, Mangiaracina, Maniscalco, Montalbano, Mulè, Oddo, Palmeri, Sagona, Salvato, Sciamè, Sparacino, Vaccaro, Vinci.

Caltanissetta Province

Mussomeli	Amico, Barba, Bellanca, Bertolone, Bonomo, Calà, Canalella, Castiglione, Costanzo, Diliberto, Favata, Genco, Lanzalaco, Lo Manto, Mancuso, Mantio, Messina, Mingoia, Mistretta, Misuraca, Morreale, Nigrelli, Noto, Piazza, Ricotta, Scannella, Schifano, Sorce, Spoto, Valenza, Vullo.
Santa Caterina Villarmosa	Alessi, Amico, Andolina, Aronica, Bartolotta, Bonasera, Bruno, D’agostino, D’anca, D’anna, Di Cara, Di Ganci, Di Martino, Falzone, Fasciano, Fiandaca, Frattallone, Fulco, Ganci, Giunta, Inglisa, Ippolito, La Monica, La Placa, Lazzara, Lo Porto, Lo Vetere, Macaluso, Messina, Natale, Nicoletti, Nicosia, Pastorello, Pignato, Puleo, Rizza, Saporito, Seminatore, Stella.
Sommatino	Arrostuto, Auria, Burgio, Calabrò, Capraro, Curcio, Curto, Di Gregorio, Di Maria, Di Vincenzo, Drogo, Ferrigno, Gambino, Geraci, Iacono, Incardona, Indorato, Messina, Noto, Ottaviano, Pagano, Parrinello, Pirrello, Pulci, Sanfilippo, Scalia, Schembri, Sciascia, Stagnitto, Tornabene Augello, Trapani, Tricoli, Vella, Vendra, Virone.

Catania Province

Militello in Val di Catania	Astorina, Barone, Barresi, Basso, Blanco, Caminito, Carrera, Caruso, Compagnino, Di Giorgi, Di Lorenzo, Di Pasquale, Fagone, Fucile, Garrasi  Pillirone, Gulinello, Guzzone, Iacobello, La Micela, Liggieri, Lo Bianco, Lo Castro, Lo Presti, Lo Tauro, Marino, Medulla, Messina, Pisano, Pollina, Ragusa, Renda, Romania, Ruggieri, Sangiorgi, Scirè, Tramontana.
Santa Venerina	Arcidiacono, Barbagallo, Calì, Cavallaro, Consoli, Di Bartolo, Di Bella, Fichera, Finocchiaro, Fresta, Giuffrida, Grasso, Leonardi, Leotta, Mammino, Mangano, Marino, Maugeri, Messina, Murabito, Pappalardo, Patanè, Privitera, Puglisi, Raciti, Rapisarda, Russo, Sapienza, Sorbello, Spina, Strano, Tomarchio, Torrisi, Trovato, Vecchio, Zappalà.
Ramacca	Amato, Arena, Battiato, Calcagno, Calì, Caruso, Catania, Cirino, Condorelli, Conti, Di Fini, Di Liberto, Di Mauro, Di Stefano, Furnari, Giglio, Giuffrida, Ilardi, Indovino, Ingallina, La Mastra, La Spina, Lizio, Malgioglio, Marino, Mogavero, Motta, Musumeci, Nicolosi, Oglialoro, Oliveri, Paglia, Privitera, Puglisi, Rizzo, Russo, Santagati, Savia, Schillaci, Sciarotta, Scuderi, Sgarlata, Sicilia, Sottosanti, Verde, Vitale, Zappalà.
Trecastagni	Barbagallo, Bonanno, Caruso, Cavallaro, Coco, Faro, Fichera, Giuffrida, Grasso, La Rosa, Lanzafame, Leonardi, Licciardello, Messina, Murabito, Nicolosi, Nicotra, Pappalardo, Petralia, Privitera, Rapisarda, Romeo, Russo, Sapienza, Sciuto, Scuderi, Sorbello, Torrisi, Trovato, Zappalà.

Enna Province

Troina	Alberti, Amata, Baudo, Bentivegna, Bottitta, Calabrese, Caniglia, Cantagallo, Cantale, Carmeci, Castano, Catania, Centamore, Chiavetta, Compagnone, Conticello, Di Costa, Di Franca, Di Franco, Gagliano, Giambirtone, Giamblanco, Impellizzeri, L’episcopo, Liccardi, Maccarrone, Mascali, Messina, Miano, Pagana, Palmigiano, Plumari, Polizzi, Romano, Ruberto, Ruggeri, Santoro, Schillaci, Schinocca, Siciliano, Sotera, Suraniti, Testa, Timpanaro, Trovato, Vitale, Zitelli.
Pietraperzia	Amico, Barrile, Bellomo, Bonaffini, Bongiovanni, Calì, Cannata, Ciulla, Corvo, Costa, Di Blasi, Di Calogero, Di Cataldo, Di Gloria, Di Gregorio, Di Marca, Di Natale, Di Perri, Emma, Falzone, Ferro, Fiorino, Guarnaccia, Marotta, Messina, Miccichè, Nicoletti, Nocilla, Pagliaro, Palascino, Pergola, Piccicuto, Puzzo, Rindone, Romano, Rosselli, Russo, Salvaggio, Siciliano, Spampinato, Toscano, Tragno, Tummino, Vinci, Viola, Zarba.
Agira	Amoruso, Arena, Bannò, Biondi, Bruno, Buscemi, Campagna, Capuano, Contino, D’agostino, D’angelo, Di Pasqua, Ensabella, Failla, Fiorenza, Fisicaro, Franzone, Gagliano, Gazzo, Giacone, Giardina, Giunta, Granata, Grassia, Iacona, Licciardo, Livera, Manno, Manuele, Marchese, Mauceri, Miceli, Millauro, Mineo, Minnì, Mugavero, Muratore, Nasca, Naselli, Pistone, Rinaldi, Rizzo, Rubulotta, Sanfilippo, Saraniti, Savarino, Scardilli, Seminara, Timpanaro, Troina, Trovato, Valenti, Venticinque, Zito.
Regalbuto	Bivona, Bonanno, Campagna, Carambia, Cardaci, Catalano, Catania, Cusmano, D’agostino, Di Benedetto, Di Gregorio, Di Maggio, Felici, Fiorenza, Granata, La Bruna, Leanza, L’episcopo, Liuzzo, Longo, Maccarrone, Mammana, Marraro, Militello, Miraglia, Moschitta, Napoli, Naselli, Picardi, Piemonte, Plumari, Roccella, Romano, Ruggieri, Saccone, Saitta, Salanitri, Santangelo, Spampinato, Stancanelli, Trecarichi, Tripi, Triscari, Trovato, Vignera.

Messina Province

Santo Stefano di Camastra	Amato, Azzolina, Boscia, Catanzaro, Cerniglia, Cicero, Elmo, Famularo, Farina, Franco, Gagliano, Galati, Gerbino, La Rosa, Lipari, Maiorana, Marina, Merlo, Messina, Mingari, Miragliotta, Nigrelli, Patti, Pezzino, Piscitello, Pulvino, Rampulla, Re, Rondinella, Russo, Scaffidi, Serio, Sottosanti, Spinnato, Todaro, Torcivia, Volo, Volpe, Zaffiro.
Brolo	Agnello, Arasi, Ballato, Bruno, Busacca, Campo, Cardaci, Ceraolo, Cipriano, Condipodero, Di Luca, Gaglio, Gasparo, Gentile, Giuffrè, Giuliano, Lenzo, Magistro, Maniaci, Marino, Masi, Merenda, Messina, Natoli, Palmeri, Pintabona, Pintaudi, Pizzino, Princiotta, Raffaele, Ricciardello, Ricciardi, Ricciardo, Ridolfo, Rifici, Scaffidi, Speziale, Stancampiano, Starvaggi, Svelti, Tumeo, Ziino.
Spadafora	Aloe, Aloi, Anastasi, Andaloro, Aragona, Aricò, Azzarello, Barbera, Barberi, Bertino, Bottaro, Cannuli, Costa, D’amico, D’angelo, De Gaetano, Di Mento, Farsaci, Federico, Gangemi, Giacobbo, Giorgianni, Giunta, Grillo, Ialacqua, Ilacqua, La Macchia, Lombardo, Pantò, Pino, Pollicino, Rizzo, Romano, Ruggeri, Russo, Scibilia, Scolaro, Sindoni, Squadrito, Venuti, Venuto, Visalli, Vitale.
Santa Lucia del Mela	Accetta, Alibrando, Amalfi, Bella, Calderone, Cambria, Campo, Chirico, Cirino, D’amico, Di Paola, Donato, Famà, Genovese, Gitto, Giunta, Ilacqua, Impalà, Lipari, Maimone, Mancuso, Manna, Mastroeni, Mazzù, Mendolia, Merulla, Minuti, Mirabile, Pagano, Pandolfo, Papale, Quattrocchi, Ragusa, Rappazzo, Rizzo, Salvadore, Salvo, Schepis, Trifiletti, Trifirò, Zullo.
Acquedolci	Agnello, Artino, Calabrese, Calandra, Campisi, Carone, Carroccio, Cassarà, Catena, Crivillaro, Currò, Di Giorgio, Di Lapi, Di Nardo, Emanuele, Fazio, Galati, Gentile, Giambò, La Monica, Latteri, Lo Cicero, Lombardo, Longo, Manasseri, Mancuso, Merlo, Mondello, Occhiuto, Pintaudi, Polillo, Princiotta, Ricciardi, Riolo, Rotelli, Russo, Salerno, Santostefano, Scaffidi, Sidoti, Spina, Vasi, Ventura.

Palermo Province

Caccamo	Anello, Baratta, Barone, Battaglia, Brancato, Calcara, Campisi, Canzone, Catanese, Cecala, Celano, Ciaccio, Concialdi, Faso, Firrantello, Fusco, Galbo, Garifo, Geraci, Gianfortone, Gullo, Guzzardo, Intile, La Corte, La Rosa, Libreri, Medica, Muriella, Neglia, Nuzzo, Pagoria, Panzeca, Polizzi, Pollina, Porto, Priolo, Puccio, Randazzo, Rini, Rizzo, Rosso, Rotolo, Sampognaro, Scacciaferro, Scimeca, Sclafani, Scorsone, Siragusa, Spica, Sunseri, Ventura, Viso.
Santa Flavia	Affatigato, Aiello, Alioto, Argentino, Asciutto, Avanzato, Bagnasco, Balistreri, Basile, Battaglia, Bosco, Buttitta, Carini, Cefalù, Corona, Crivello, Cuffaro, D’acquisto, D’amato, D’amico, Di Cristina, Di Salvo, Fricano, Greco, La Porta, Lo Coco, Marino, Martorana, Mercurio, Mineo, Napoli, Orlando, Principato, Restivo, Russo, Sanfilippo, Scaduto, Scardina, Sciortino, Sorce, Storniolo, Taormina, Tarantino, Tomasello, Treviso, Troia, Vella, Zarcone, Zizzo.
Piana degli Albanesi	Ales, Borgia, Bovì, Camalò, Camarda, Candiotta, Capaci, Carbone, Cerniglia, Ciulla, Clesceri, Cusenza, Damiani, Di Carlo, Di Modica, Dorangricchia, Ferrara, Fusco, Garofalo, Guidera, Guzzetta, Lo Cascio, Lo Greco, Lo Iacono, Mandalà, Marino, Masi, Matesi, Matranga, Modica, Musacchia, Norcia, Oliveri, Parrino, Pecoraro, Petrotta, Petta, Pillitteri, Plescia, Puglia, Riolo, Salerno, Scalia, Scalisi, Schirò, Sirchia, Spata, Stassi, Valenti, Virga, Zuccaro.
Campofelice di Roccella	Aglieri, Amato, Barbera, Battaglia, Bifarella, Bonafede, Cascio, Castiglia, Catalano, Catanese, Cimò, Cirincione, Cirrincione, Colombo, D’agostaro, D’angelo, Di Francesca, Di Gristina, Di Leonardo, Di Maggio, Di Marco, Di Salvo, Dolce, Duca, Fazio, Ficano, Finazzo, Fricano, Giardina, Girasia, Glorioso, Greco, Imburgia, Licciardi, Lombardo, Longo, Macaluso, Messina, Mineo, Morici, Muffoletto, Natoli, Palazzolo, Parisi, Pecoraro, Porcello, Restivo, Rizzo, Russo, Sansone, Scarpitta, Schimmenti, Scialabba, Scordato, Taravella, Tortoreti, Trimarchi, Vaccaro, Ventimiglia, Venturella, Virruso, Vullo, Zito.

Ragusa Province

Santa Croce Camerina

Agnello, Aquila, Arrabito, Asta, Baeli, Balistrieri, Barone, Battaglia, Blundo, Brancato, Caggia, Campo, Cappello, Caruso, Cascone, Corallo, Criscione, Di Martino, Di Pasquale, Di Stefano, Dimartino, Distefano, Emmolo, Ferraro, Fiorilla, Firrincieli, Giavatto, Giudice, Guastella, Gulino, Gurrieri, Iacono, Iurato, La Rosa, Licitra, Lillo, Mandarà, Mania, Mauro, Nativo, Occhipinti, Pluchino, Portelli, Puglisi, Ragusa, Raniolo, Recca, Rizzo, Sallemi, Schembari, Scillieri, Tidona, Tumino, Vitale, Zisa.

Acate

Bongiorno, Cammarana, Campagnolo, Carnemolla, Caruso, Cutrera, Di Falco, Di Martino, Di Noto, Di Raimondo, Eterno, Gallo, Galofaro, Gianninoto, Guardabasso, Iacono, Licitra, Marino, Migliore, Mineo, Monello, Morando, Occhipinti, Raffo, Sallemi, Sarrì, Spada, Stornello, Tidona, Zambuto.

Siracusa Province

Palazzolo Acreide	Alibrio, Amato, Amodio, Angelico, Basile, Bennardo, Bologna, Bonaiuto, Bonfiglio, Caligiore, Calleri, Cannata, Carpino, Curcio, Di Domenico, Farina, Fava, Fazzino, Ferla, Fiducia, Gallo, Giangravè, Giardina, Giliberto, Giompaolo, Guglielmino, Infantino, Italia, La Pira, Lantieri, Leone, Liistro, Lombardo, Magro, Messina, Milluzzo, Monaco, Musso, Nigro, Pannuzzo, Pantano, Papa, Pirruccio, Pizzo, Quattropani, Rizza, Russo, Salustro, Santoro, Scirpo, Spada, Tanasi, Tartaglia, Tinè, Toscano, Trigila, Valvo.
Melilli	Annino, Aresco, Bafumi, Barone, Bonamico, Branciforte, Bruno, Caminito, Carta, Caruso, Castro, Catalano, Coco, Di Mauro, Emanuele, Fazio, Fazzino, Garofalo, Genovese, Gentile, Giardina, Giuliano, Greco, La Rosa, Lo Giudice, Lombardo, Longo, Magnano, Marchese, Marino, Mazzotta, Milardo, Misenti, Monarca, Morello, Musumeci, Nocera, Passanisi, Pirruccio, Pitruzzello, Pizzo, Privitera, Ranno, Russo, Salafia, Saraceno, Spada, Ternullo, Vinci, Zimmitti.
Sortino	Adorno, Amoddio, Bellomo, Blancato, Bongiovanni, Briganti, Buccheri, Bucello, Cammarata, Cartelli, Caruso, Ciaffaglione, De Luca, Di Mauro, Di Pietro, Failla, Fazzino, Formica, Fraello, Giaccotto, Gigliuto, Giuliano, Gurciullo, Iannello, La Rosa, Magnano, Marino, Matera, Monitto, Motta, Murè, Pagliaro, Pandolfo, Pane, Pitruzzello, Pulvirenti, Ramondetta, Rio, Salemi, Santo, Sanzaro, Scamporlino, Silluzio, Tabacco, Tuccitto, Valenti, Veca, Vinci.
Buccheri	Addamo, Albergamo, Alderuccio, Alessandro, Aloe, Aloi, Amadore, Amato, Amatore, Angelica, Angelico, Aripoli, Arminio, Assenza, Atanasio, Balsamo, Bandinelli, Barbante, Barbaro, Barberi, Barresi, Battaglia, Benintende, Bennardo, Bertuzzi, Bonanno, Bontempo, Bordonaro, Borgia, Brodo, Brugliere, Brullo, Buccheri, Bucchieri, Bufolino, Buremi, Buscema, Buscemi, Busso ,Cacciola ,Caiazzo, Cairo, Calafato, Calafiore, Calisti, Cannata, Cannizzaro, Cantale, Cappello, Cardenia, Carnazzo, Carnebella, Carnevale.
Canicattini Bagni	Accaputo, Adamo Agati, Agnello, Agostino, Ballatore, Barbagallo, Barbante, Barbieri, Barone, Baronetto, Caccamo, Caglio, Cagliola, Calabrese, Calabrò, Calcina, Caligiore, Calleri, Caltabiano, Calvo, D’ambrogio, D’amico, D’angelo, D’orio, De Bellis, De Corrado, De Luciano, Di Blasi, Elegante, Elia, Empolo, Failla, Falcone, Faraone, Fargione, Farina, Fava, Fazio, Fazzino, Fede, Ferla, Ferrante, Ferraro, Ferro, Ficara, Galati Gallo.

Trapani Province

Pantelleria	Almanza, Basile, Belvisi, Bernardo, Billardello, Bonomo, Brignone, Busetta, Casano, Consolo, Culoma, D’aietti, D’ancona, Di Malta, Errera, Farina, Ferrandes, Ferreri, Franco, Gabriele, Giglio, Greco, Lo Pinto, Maccotta, Marino, Modica, Mura, Murana, Nicolosi, Patanè, Pavia, Pinna, Policardo, Raffaele, Rizzo, Rodo, Salerno, Sana, Silvia, Siragusa, Valenza.
Calatafimi Segesta	Accardo,  Adamo,  Aguanno,  Bruccoleri,  Calamusa,  Calderaro,  Catalano,  Costa,  Fonte,  Gandolfo,  Gerbino,  Gucciardo,  Guida,  Maiorana,  Marchese,  Mazara,  Mazarese,  Milana,  Morsellino,  Palmeri,  Pampalone,  Papa,  Pidone,  Pisano,  Saccaro,  Sciortino, Simone,  Spatafora,  Todaro,  Vanella,  Vivona,  Vultaggio.
Petrosino	Anastasi, Angileri, De Vita, Di Girolamo, Gabriele, Galfano, Giacalone, Indelicato, Lamia, Laudicina, Licari, Lombardo, Marino, Montalto, Paladino, Pantaleo, Parrinello, Pellegrino, Pipitone, Pulizzi, Rallo, Sciacca, Tumbarello, Zichittella.
Santa Ninfa	Accardi, Augello, Bellafiore, Bianco, Biondo, Di Stefano, Falcetta, Ferreri, Giacalone, Giambalvo, Giaramita, Grimaldi, Leggio, Li Causi, Lo Curto, Lombardo, Martino, Palmeri, Pellicane, Russo, Saladino, Sinacori, Spina, Truglio.
San Vito Lo Capo	Agosta, Aiuto, Alastra, Alongi, Badalucco, Barraco, Battaglia, Candela, Caradonna, Cardella, Castiglione, Catalano, Coppola, Cusenza, Floreno, Flores, Fontana, Grammatico, Graziano, La Sala, Loria, Lucido, Minaudo, Pace, Pellegrino, Peraino, Peralta, Poma, Randazzo, Ruggirello, Vultaggio.

The History and Origins of Sicilian Last Names

Before the fifteenth century, Sicilian last names lasted for two generations. For example, a blacksmith could only give his son his surname when he became a blacksmith. If the entire family maintained the occupation, the surname would become hereditary. 

In those early days, the taxman would also enforce the family to maintain a surname for tax identification reasons. However, the laws were arbitrary. 

In the late Middle Ages, Sicilians got their surnames locally. Poetry played a significant role in the development of surnames. However, the surnames started changing because of intermarriages that took place later. So, the names started having Norman-French, Latin, Greek, Castilian Arabic, German, and Langobardic references. 

Notably, the Sicilian surnames from the said foreign communities do not mean that you have foreign descent. The surnames only imply a linguistic influence rather than an origin. So, if your Italian surname has an Arabic reference, you do not necessarily have any Arabic roots. 

However, we can identify the beginning of a family lineage using the foreign surname. For example, a family Savoy or Hauteville feudal estate surname can trace its initial existence to the thirteenth century.

Descendants can trace their family lineage starting from the nineteenth century. It is not possible to trace family records beyond the nineteenth century. 

Sometimes, Sicilians who live out of Sicily may think they have a noble descent because they have rich Italian last names of the foreign noble lineage. The Sicilian aristocracy that existed until the 1950s left a heap of evidence. Feudal records can show their vast wealth and dependable family history. 

You can also trace a surname to a wealthy family. However, the surname could be from a servant that adopted it from his wealthy employer. Alternatively, one could acquire a noble surname after buying a feudal estate in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Also, some Norman Kings knights acquired parcels of Italian noble lands around 1070. Afterward, they started to adopt the names of the lands. The move gave rise to surnames that assumed the Italian nobility. 

Such adopted noble names are not authentic because they do not appear in the 1296 feudal register, the Vespers records, or the Steri Castle Hall of Barons. 

Immigration bore credit for giving rise to some Sicilian surnames. When Albanian families fled from the Ottoman expansion, they settled in Southern Italy. Afterward, they assumed Italian surnames because hereditary names were rare in Albania. 

Forced religion conversion is also a factor that gave rise to Sicilian surnames. Sicilian Jews had an option of either conversion into Christianity or expulsion in 1493. Those that opted for conversion assumed the names of baptismal godfathers, who were noblemen in Sicily. 

The reign of Spain-based monarchs from 1282 to the early eighteenth century also explains the origin of some Sicilian surnames. The reign attracted Spanish-born subjects that settled in some parts of Sicily. The subjects occupied the regions left underpopulated because of epidemics or migration. Over time, the subjects adopted Sicilian surnames. 

Do we have maiden surnames in Italy? No. Women that get married in Italy adopt the surname of their fathers throughout life. 

What are Sicilian Surnames Based on?

Your Italian surname belongs to a specific naming category. So, your name derives its meaning from its grouping. The following are the name groups of the Italian surnames: 

Patronyms

Your last name could be similar to that of your immediate ancestor. So, you could be bearing the first name of your grandfather, grandmother, aunt, or uncle, among other ancestors. 

Toponyms

Some common Italian last names are also after the birthplace of your ancestor. Such a place could be a city or a famous region. However, some ancient noble families’ surnames were after the name of their land or manor. 

Sometimes, the Sicilian surname’s country of origin could be beyond the shores of Sicily Island. The surname could also belong to a specific topographical region, such as a beach, forest, hill, or mountain. 

Nicknames or Personal Characteristics

Some Italian family names are nicknames or personal characteristics. So, the names can mean that you are a water-drinker, bread eater, tall, blonde, gray-haired, red-haired, or handsome. 

The surnames can also be associated with animals. Your surname can suggest you are wolf-like, cat-like, or dog-like. Also, the names can be named after an emotion, such as happiness, jealousy, or friendship. If your name falls under this category, does it relate to your temperament?

Professions

Your surname can also refer to an occupation. Such a name may mean a beekeeper, chef, singer, smith, farmer, olive grower, bricklayer, or pig farmer. 

Flora and Fauna

Some Italian last name meanings come from rural settings or locations. Such names can mean a goatherd, cowherd, tree plantation, or crop plantation. Other names that fall under this category may mean some animals found in rural locations, such as roosters, hens, or oxen. Also, the names may mean the occupations in rural areas.

Events

Some most popular Italian last names are after various past and recurring events. Some of the events include holidays, sunset, sunrise, or festivals. Other names refer to the social or marital status of the parents, such as being out of wedlock or being landless.

The names may also refer to your position among your siblings. So, your name may mean that you are firstborn, second-born, or last born. 

Folk Characters

Other Italian surnames refer to folk play characters. So, your last name may mean a prince, nobleman, pope, monk, priest, or knight. 

The name may also mean the characteristics of the actor. Some characteristics include being happy, fierce, calm, forgiving, or witty. Lastly, your name could mean the occupation of a folk play character. It may mean a shopkeeper, farmer, teacher, or mediator.

Italian Name Generator

If you are looking for an Italian surname, you can get one from the Italian last names generator. The following are some of the surnames that the generator provides:

Italian Last Names Starting With B

• Babino
• Badia
• Baffa
• Bagnato
• Balbo

Italian Last Names Starting With C

• Cacace
• Cafarelli
• Cagnina
• Caito
• Cala

Italian Last Names Starting With D

• Dachille
• Dadamo
• Dal
• Daleo
• Daloia

Italian Last Names Starting With G

• Gabriele
• Gaeta
• Gaglio
• Galbo
• Galiano

Italian Surnames Starting With L

• Labarbera
• Lacorte
• Lafauci
• Lagana
• Lafranchi

Italian Last Names Starting With M

• Macaluso
• Maccini
• Madia
• Maenza
• Maffeo

Italian Last Names Starting With R

• Rabito
• Racca
• Raffaele
• Raggio
• Rago

Italian Last Names Starting With S

• Sabatelli
• Sabia
• Sacca
• Sada
• Saia

Which Part of Italy is MY Last Name From?

If you are unsure about the origin of your Italian surname, you can give your grandfather or grandmother a visit and inquire about it. They have a vast knowledge of the history of surnames. Alternatively, you can find it online. Knowing the origin of your surname is an interesting fact that you should discover!