Italian last names are among the most expressive in the world. They tell you where a family came from, what an ancestor looked like, what trade he practiced, or which saint his village held dear. Most Italian surnames solidified between the 12th and 16th centuries, pushed along by church record-keeping and local tax rolls, which means the stories baked into them are genuinely old.<\/p>\n
Whether you are tracing your own family tree, naming a fictional character, or simply curious about the patterns behind names like Russo, Ferrari, and Esposito, this guide walks through the most common Italian last names by meaning and regional flavor. The groupings below reflect real linguistic and geographic clustering, the kind that makes Italian surnames one of the richest naming traditions anywhere in Europe.<\/p>\n
Occupational surnames are the backbone of Italian family names. A blacksmith, a farmer, a tailor, if your ancestor had a trade, there is a good chance his descendants still carry it.<\/p>\n
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From ferraro<\/em>meaning “blacksmith” or “iron worker,” derived from Latin ferrum<\/em> (iron). It is one of the most common Italian last names overall, concentrated heavily in northern Italy, particularly Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna. The car brand made it globally recognizable, but the name predates automobiles by centuries.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The southern Italian spelling of the same root as Ferrari, meaning “blacksmith.” Far more common in Campania, Calabria, and Sicily than in the north. Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman nominated for U.S. Vice President by a major party, is its most prominent American bearer.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From fabbro<\/em>meaning “craftsman” or “smith,” from Latin faber<\/em>. Like Ferrari and Ferraro, it points to metalworking ancestors, but it has a broader sense that can encompass any skilled artisan. Most common in Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From sarto<\/em>meaning “tailor.” The plural form Sartori is especially common in the Veneto region. It signals an ancestor in the clothing trade, which was a highly organized guild profession in medieval Italian cities.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “close-cropped” or “boy,” but in occupational context it referred specifically to the young workers who carried ore out of Sicilian sulfur mines. It is a distinctly southern name, overwhelmingly Sicilian. The legendary tenor Enrico Caruso is its most famous bearer.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From pellegrino<\/em>meaning “pilgrim.” The name likely attached to families who hosted pilgrims, ran inns along pilgrimage routes, or had an ancestor who made a notable pilgrimage to Rome or the Holy Land. Common across central Italy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From mulino<\/em>meaning “mill,” pointing to a miller ancestor. The -ari<\/em> suffix is common in northern Italian occupational names. Molinari clusters in Lombardy, Piedmont, and Liguria.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From barbiere<\/em>meaning “barber.” In medieval Italy, barbers also performed minor surgery and tooth-pulling, so this was a respected trade name. Found widely across northern and central Italy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From marinaro<\/em>meaning “sailor” or “mariner.” Predictably common along the coasts, Liguria, Campania, Sicily, and the Adriatic towns of Puglia. It is a surname that maps directly onto geography.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “hunter,” from cacciare<\/em>to hunt. More common in rural, forested regions of central and northern Italy. The word also gave its name to the famous braised chicken dish, pollo alla cacciatora<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From pastore<\/em>meaning “shepherd” or “pastor.” It is one of the most evenly distributed occupational surnames in Italy, found from the Alps to Sicily, reflecting how central sheep herding was to the rural economy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “count”, the noble title, not the verb. It likely attached to families who served in a count’s household or lived in a village under a count’s authority. Common across Italy, especially in the north.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The plural form of Conte, carrying the same meaning of “counts” or association with noble administration. Slightly more concentrated in central Italy, particularly Tuscany and Umbria.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From notaio<\/em>meaning “notary.” Notaries held an important civic role in Italian society, drawing up legal documents and contracts. The name is primarily southern, especially Campanian and Sicilian.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “merchant” or “trader,” from Latin mercator<\/em>. Italy’s medieval trading cities, Venice, Genoa, Florence, Amalfi, made merchants an essential social class, and the name spread widely as a result.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Many Italian last names simply record where a family came from. These locative surnames are especially useful for genealogists because they can point you directly toward a region, town, or landscape feature.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “from Rome” or “Roman.” It is one of the most common Italian last names and carries obvious geographic weight. Heavy concentrations exist in Campania and Lazio, though the name spread everywhere Roman influence was felt.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “from Lombardy” or “Lombard,” referring to the region of northern Italy and the Germanic Lombard people who settled there. Ironically, the surname is now common well outside Lombardy, particularly in the south, where it may have arrived through migration.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “from Naples.” Like many Italian city-derived surnames, it was often given to someone who had migrated away from the city, so the name followed the person rather than staying in Naples itself.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “from Calabria,” the toe of Italy’s boot. A strongly regional identity surname, Calabrese is found heavily among Italian diaspora communities in the Americas, carried by the large waves of Calabrian emigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “from Venice” or “Venetian.” The name reflects the intense civic pride and distinct identity of La Serenissima. It is less common as a surname than Venezia alone, but both exist as genuine family names.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “from Genoa” or “Genoese.” Genoa’s enormous medieval trading empire spread this name across the Mediterranean. Vito Genovese, the New York crime boss, is a well-known if not admirable bearer.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “from Florence” or “Florentine.” Florence’s dominance in Renaissance art, banking, and politics made this a prestigious identifier. The name is found across Italy and in the Italian diaspora worldwide.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “Sicilian” or “from Sicily.” Like Calabrese and Lombardi, it typically attached to someone who had moved away from their home region. Common in mainland Italy and among Italian-American communities.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From montagna<\/em>meaning “mountain.” A topographic surname given to families who lived near or on a mountain. Found in the Alpine regions of the north and the Apennine communities of the center.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “valley,” from Latin vallis<\/em>. Another straightforward topographic name, Valle is distributed broadly across Italy wherever valleys were a dominant feature of the landscape.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “fountain” or “spring,” from Latin fontana<\/em>. Families near a notable spring or fountain in their village often took this name. It is common across northern Italy, especially Lombardy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From lago<\/em>meaning “lake.” A topographic surname pointing to ancestors who lived near a lake. Most concentrated in the northern lake districts of Lombardy and Piedmont.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “hill,” from Latin collis<\/em>. Given to families settled on or near a hill. Italy’s terrain made this a natural identifier, and the name appears across the peninsula.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “forest” or “woods,” from Latin boscus<\/em>. Families living near a forest often acquired this name. Don Bosco, the 19th-century saint and founder of the Salesians, is its most famous bearer.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Can mean “from the sea” (Latin marinus<\/em>) or “from the town of Marino” near Rome. It is one of the most versatile geographic surnames, found heavily in Campania and Lazio and among Italian-Americans.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Medieval record-keepers had no filter. If a man was notably tall, short, red-haired, or heavyset, that became his distinguishing marker and, in time, his family’s surname. These descriptive names are some of the most vivid in the Italian naming tradition.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “red” or “red-haired,” from Latin russus<\/em>. It is consistently one of the top five most common Italian last names nationally, and its heartland is southern Italy, especially Campania, Calabria, and Sicily. The prevalence of a “red-haired” surname in a region not known for red hair is a reminder that medieval nicknames were often ironic or relative.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The northern Italian equivalent of Russo, also meaning “red” or “red-haired,” from Latin russus<\/em> via rosso<\/em>. Rossi is the single most common Italian surname in northern and central Italy. The two names together make the “red” family the dominant surname group in the entire country.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “brown” or “dark-complexioned,” from the Germanic brun<\/em>. It was used to describe someone with dark hair or skin relative to their neighbors. Common across Italy but especially prevalent in the south and in Piedmont, where Germanic influence was historically strong.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “white” or “fair,” the plural of bianco<\/em>. It described someone light-haired or pale-complexioned and became one of the most common surnames in northern Italy, especially Lombardy and Tuscany. It is the color-name counterpart to Rossi and Russo.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “black” or “very dark,” from Latin niger<\/em>. It was applied to someone with very dark hair or a dark complexion. Concentrated in Tuscany and central Italy, where it has been documented since the medieval period.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From mancino<\/em>meaning “left-handed.” In a world where left-handedness was considered unusual, it became a reliable distinguishing marker. The name is strongly associated with central Italy, particularly Marche and Umbria. Conductor Henry Mancini is a well-known American bearer.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “small” or “little.” A straightforward physical descriptor given to a short or slight man. Common across Italy, particularly in the south. It is also a musical term, but the surname predates that usage.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From grasso<\/em>meaning “fat” or “heavyset.” An unflinchingly descriptive medieval nickname that became a respectable family name over time. Found across northern and central Italy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From sordo<\/em>meaning “deaf.” It likely began as a nickname for an ancestor who was hard of hearing. The great Italian actor Alberto Sordi is its most famous bearer, though he was not deaf himself.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “bald,” from Latin calvus<\/em>. Another unsparing physical descriptor. Found across Italy with no strong regional concentration.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From lungo<\/em>meaning “tall” or “long.” The Longhi family produced notable Venetian painters in the 18th century, which gives the name a distinct art-historical resonance alongside its simple physical meaning.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Catholic Church shaped Italian naming culture profoundly. Surnames derived from saints’ names, churches, and religious concepts are woven throughout the Italian surname tradition, especially in the deeply devout south.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “of the saints,” from Latin sanctus<\/em>. A devotional surname indicating special veneration of the saints, or a family living near a church dedicated to multiple saints. Common in Lazio and Abruzzo.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “of Saint Angelo” or “of the holy angel.” It refers to devotion to the Archangel Michael or to a town named Sant’Angelo, of which there are many in southern Italy. The name is strongly Campanian.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From innocente<\/em>meaning “innocent.” In many cases this surname was given to foundlings left at the Ospedale degli Innocenti<\/em> (Hospital of the Innocents) in Florence, making it a surname with a poignant institutional history. It is most common in Tuscany.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From Latin expositus<\/em>meaning “exposed” or “abandoned.” Like Innocenti, it was systematically given to foundlings left at church doors or orphanages in Naples. It is the single most common surname in Naples and among the most common in all of Italy. The name carries no shame today; it is simply a marker of Neapolitan heritage.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “cross,” from Latin crux<\/em>. Given to families living near a crossroads or a roadside cross, or expressing devotion to the Holy Cross. The philosopher Benedetto Croce is its most distinguished bearer.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From angelo<\/em>meaning “angel,” from Greek angelos<\/em> (messenger). A devotional surname expressing religious sentiment. Found across Italy with concentrations in the Marche region.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From grazia<\/em>meaning “grace,” in the religious sense of divine grace. Used both as a given name and as a surname. The Sardinian Nobel laureate Grazia Deledda made it internationally known as a given name, but it functions as a family name too.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “Christmas” or “birth,” from Latin natalis<\/em>. Given to children born on or around Christmas Day. It functions as both a given name and a surname across southern Italy and Sicily.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From Latin paschalis<\/em>meaning “relating to Easter” or “Passover.” A name tied to the Christian feast, given to children born at Easter. It is overwhelmingly southern Italian, with the heaviest concentration in Campania.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Animals, birds, trees, and natural phenomena gave medieval Italians another rich source of surnames. Some were totemic; others were simply vivid nicknames that stuck.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “lion,” from Latin leo<\/em>. A powerful totemic name that could reflect bravery, a family crest featuring a lion, or a location near a sign or inn called “The Lion.” Common across Italy with a concentration in the south.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “wolf,” from Latin lupus<\/em>. Like Leone, it likely began as a nickname for a fierce or cunning man, or as a totemic family symbol. Found throughout Italy, particularly in rural areas where wolves were a real presence.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “eagle,” from Latin aquila<\/em>. Could refer to a noble family whose crest bore an eagle, or to someone living in the town of L’Aquila in Abruzzo. It is one of the more regionally specific nature names.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “dove,” from Latin columba<\/em>. The most famous bearer is Christopher Columbus (Cristoforo Colombo in Italian), whose surname meant dove. It is widespread across northern Italy, especially Lombardy and Liguria.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “rooster,” from Latin gallus<\/em>. A spirited nickname for a proud or loud man. It is common in southern Italy and can also mean “Gaul” (a reference to the ancient Celtic people), giving it a dual etymology in some families.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “raven” or “crow,” from Latin corvus<\/em>. A bird name that likely attached to someone dark-haired or dark-eyed, or lived near a place associated with ravens. Less common than Colombo or Gallo but genuinely attested.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “flower,” from Latin flos\/floris<\/em>. It can be a devotional name (the flower of the Virgin Mary) or simply an aesthetic nickname. Common across central and southern Italy. It also functions as a given name.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “rose.” As a surname it is found across Italy, most heavily in the south. Like Fiore, it carries both a natural meaning and a Marian devotional association.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “deer” or “stag,” from Latin cervus<\/em>. A totemic animal surname pointing to an ancestor associated with hunting or perhaps living near a place called Cervo. Found in Liguria and Piedmont particularly.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “chestnut,” from Latin castanea<\/em>. In regions where chestnut forests were the economic backbone, this topographic-natural name attached to families who lived near or tended chestnut groves. Common in Tuscany, Liguria, and Campania.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A large share of Italian surnames are simply the father’s given name, sometimes with a suffix like -i<\/em> (meaning “son of” or “family of”) or prefixed with di<\/em> (meaning “of”). These patronymic surnames are especially dense in certain regions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “of Luca” or “son of Luca,” from the given name Luca (Luke). The prefix De<\/em> is characteristic of southern Italian patronymics. De Luca is one of the most common Italian last names and is especially concentrated in Campania.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “of Rosa” or “son\/daughter of Rosa.” Another southern Italian patronymic construction using a popular given name. Common in Naples and the surrounding region.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “of Marco” or “son of Marco,” from the given name Marco (Mark). The De Marco form is quintessentially southern, while the north might simply use Marchi or Marchetti for the same root.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “of Giovanni” or “son of Giovanni” (John). Giovanni was one of the most popular Italian given names for centuries thanks to Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist, so patronymics built on it are extremely common.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “of Stefano” or “son of Stefano” (Stephen). Stefano was a popular given name tied to the protomartyr Saint Stephen, and its patronymic descendants are widespread across southern Italy and Sicily.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From the given name Martino (Martin), meaning “of Mars” or “warrior.” The -i<\/em> suffix signals the northern Italian patronymic form, meaning roughly “of the Martino family.” The cocktail borrowed the name, but the surname long predates it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A diminutive patronymic from Marco (Mark), meaning roughly “little Marco’s family.” The -etti<\/em> suffix is a northern and central Italian diminutive. Marchetti is most common in Lombardy, Tuscany, and Emilia-Romagna.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From the given name Benedetto (Benedict), meaning “blessed.” The plural -i<\/em> form indicates “family of Benedetto.” The name carries both a patronymic and a religious flavor, since Saint Benedict of Nursia was the father of Western monasticism.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From the given name Alberto (Albert), meaning “noble and bright,” from Germanic adal<\/em> (noble) and beraht<\/em> (bright). Leon Battista Alberti, the Renaissance architect and theorist, is the most celebrated bearer of this patronymic family name.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From the given name Leonardo, meaning “brave lion,” from Germanic leon<\/em> (lion) and hard<\/em> (brave, strong). The -i<\/em> patronymic suffix makes it “family of Leonardo.” Leonardo da Vinci carried the topographic surname “of Vinci,” but Leonardi as a family name is widely attested.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From the given name Riccio or the adjective riccio<\/em>meaning “curly” (as in curly-haired), though it can also derive from the given name Rico, a short form of Riccardo (Richard). It sits on the boundary between a physical descriptor and a patronymic. Common in northern and central Italy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From the given name Giuliano (Julian), ultimately from the Roman family name Julius. The -i<\/em> suffix marks it as a patronymic family name. It is well-distributed across Italy and was brought to international attention by former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Some Italian last names are so closely tied to a particular region that they serve almost as identity cards. These names reflect dialect differences, local history, and the distinct cultural currents of specific parts of Italy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From mazza<\/em>meaning “club” or “mace” (the weapon), from Late Latin mattea<\/em>. It may have indicated a maker of clubs, a soldier, or someone with a blunt, forceful personality. Most common in Campania and Sicily.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “Greek” or “from Greece.” In southern Italy and Sicily, where Greek colonies and later Byzantine communities were a historical reality, this surname attached to families of Greek origin or to those who lived in areas called “La Grecia” or similar. It is one of the most common surnames in Calabria and Sicily.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From serra<\/em>meaning “mountain ridge” or “saw” (referring to the jagged profile of a ridge), from Latin serra<\/em>. It is especially common in Sardinia and Catalonia-influenced areas of Italy. Junipero Serra, the Franciscan friar who founded California missions, was of Majorcan origin but carried this name common to the western Mediterranean.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From the Sardinian word for “pear trees.” It is a distinctly Sardinian surname with roots in the island’s pre-Latin linguistic heritage. If you encounter Piras, you are almost certainly dealing with Sardinian ancestry.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A Sardinian surname derived from a Sardinian-language word meaning “rooster.” Like Piras, it is virtually exclusive to Sardinia and reflects the island’s linguistic independence from mainland Italian.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Another Sardinian surname, derived from a Sardinian word meaning “thick” or “heavy-set.” Its distribution is almost entirely confined to Sardinia, making it one of the most regionally concentrated surnames in Italy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From the city of Messina in Sicily. Like Napoli, Genovese, and other city-derived names, it typically attached to someone who had migrated from the city. Strongly Sicilian in identity.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From the city of Catania in eastern Sicily. A locative surname that, like Messina, signals Sicilian roots and often points specifically to the eastern part of the island.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Means “from Venice.” Distinct from Veneziani (the adjectival form), this is the city name itself used directly as a surname. Found across Italy but most common in the Veneto and among Italian diaspora communities.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From amoroso<\/em>meaning “loving” or “affectionate,” with a southern Italian phonetic shift from -oso<\/em> to -uso<\/em>. It is characteristic of Puglia and Basilicata. Natalie Massenet, founder of Net-a-Porter, was born Natalie Amoruso, reflecting the name’s presence in Italian-American families.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From ferrante<\/em>an old word for a gray horse, or possibly from the given name Ferrante (a variant of Fernando). It is associated strongly with Naples and Campania. The pen name Elena Ferrante, used by the anonymous author of the Neapolitan Novels, trades on precisely this regional association.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Some Italian surnames are simply famous, appearing in history, art, science, and popular culture so frequently that they have become touchstones of Italian identity. These are names that most people, Italian or not, recognize immediately.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A patronymic from the given name Moretto, a diminutive of Moro, meaning “dark-complexioned” or “Moorish.” The -etti<\/em> diminutive suffix is characteristic of northern and central Italy. Film director Nanni Moretti is its most prominent contemporary bearer.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From rizzo<\/em>a southern Italian and Sicilian dialectal form of riccio<\/em>meaning “curly-haired.” It is one of the most common surnames in Sicily and is very widely distributed among Italian-Americans. Sandy Rizzo, the character in Grease<\/em>made it familiar to a global audience.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From lungo<\/em>meaning “tall” or “long.” The southern Italian form of Longhi, Longo is most common in Campania, Calabria, and Sicily. A straightforward physical descriptor that became one of the south’s staple surnames.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From the past participle of amare<\/em>meaning “beloved” or “loved.” It can function as a devotional name (beloved of God) or as a personal descriptor. Common in southern Italy, especially Sicily and Calabria.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From carbone<\/em>meaning “coal” or “charcoal.” It likely indicated a charcoal maker, a coal merchant, or someone with very dark hair or complexion. Most common in Campania and Calabria.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From the city of Palermo, the capital of Sicily. Like other city-derived surnames, it attached to families who had moved away from the city. It is one of the most recognizable Sicilian surnames internationally.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From Latin vitalis<\/em>meaning “vital” or “full of life.” It also connects to Saint Vitale, an early Christian martyr venerated in Italy. The name is found across Italy with a concentration in the south and in Sicily.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From gentile<\/em>meaning “gentle,” “courteous,” or “of noble birth,” from Latin gentilis<\/em>. It is both a descriptive surname and an old given name. Common across central and southern Italy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From Latin caput<\/em>meaning “head.” It likely referred to a leader, a headman of a village, or someone with a notably large head. Strongly southern, with most occurrences in Campania and Puglia.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From the Germanic given name Roland, meaning “famous land” or “famous throughout the land.” As a surname it is found across Italy but is particularly common in the south. The medieval hero Orlando (Roland) made this one of Italy’s great literary names.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A diminutive form of Ferro (iron), meaning roughly “little iron” or “small blacksmith,” with the -etti<\/em> diminutive suffix. It is common in Emilia-Romagna and Marche. Pope Benedict XVI’s personal secretary, Georg Ganswein, is not Italian, but the name Ferretti is associated with the Valentino fashion house founder Valentino Garavani Ferretti.<\/p>\nFerraro<\/h3>\n
Fabbri<\/h3>\n
Sartori<\/h3>\n
Caruso<\/h3>\n
Pellegrini<\/h3>\n
Molinari<\/h3>\n
Barbieri<\/h3>\n
Marinari<\/h3>\n
Cacciatore<\/h3>\n
Pastore<\/h3>\n
Conte<\/h3>\n
Conti<\/h3>\n
Notaro<\/h3>\n
Mercante<\/h3>\n
Italian Last Names from Places and Geography<\/h2>\n
Romano<\/h3>\n
Lombardi<\/h3>\n
Napoli<\/h3>\n
Calabrese<\/h3>\n
Veneziani<\/h3>\n
Genovese<\/h3>\n
Fiorentino<\/h3>\n
Siciliano<\/h3>\n
Montagna<\/h3>\n
Valle<\/h3>\n
Fontana<\/h3>\n
Lago<\/h3>\n
Colle<\/h3>\n
Bosco<\/h3>\n
Marino<\/h3>\n
Italian Last Names from Physical Descriptions<\/h2>\n
Russo<\/h3>\n
Rossi<\/h3>\n
Bruno<\/h3>\n
Bianchi<\/h3>\n
Neri<\/h3>\n
Mancini<\/h3>\n
Piccolo<\/h3>\n
Grassi<\/h3>\n
Sordi<\/h3>\n
Calvo<\/h3>\n
Longhi<\/h3>\n
Italian Last Names from Saints and Religion<\/h2>\n
De Santis<\/h3>\n
Sant’Angelo<\/h3>\n
Innocenti<\/h3>\n
Esposito<\/h3>\n
Croce<\/h3>\n
Angeli<\/h3>\n
Grazia<\/h3>\n
Natale<\/h3>\n
Pasquale<\/h3>\n
Italian Last Names from Nature and Animals<\/h2>\n
Leone<\/h3>\n
Lupo<\/h3>\n
Aquila<\/h3>\n
Colombo<\/h3>\n
Gallo<\/h3>\n
Corvo<\/h3>\n
Fiore<\/h3>\n
Rosa<\/h3>\n
Cervo<\/h3>\n
Castagna<\/h3>\n
Italian Last Names from Personal Names (Patronymics)<\/h2>\n
De Luca<\/h3>\n
De Rosa<\/h3>\n
De Marco<\/h3>\n
Di Giovanni<\/h3>\n
Di Stefano<\/h3>\n
Martini<\/h3>\n
Marchetti<\/h3>\n
Benedetti<\/h3>\n
Alberti<\/h3>\n
Leonardi<\/h3>\n
Ricci<\/h3>\n
Giuliani<\/h3>\n
Distinctly Regional Italian Last Names<\/h2>\n
Mazza<\/h3>\n
Greco<\/h3>\n
Serra<\/h3>\n
Piras<\/h3>\n
Puddu<\/h3>\n
Cossu<\/h3>\n
Messina<\/h3>\n
Catania<\/h3>\n
Venezia<\/h3>\n
Amoruso<\/h3>\n
Ferrante<\/h3>\n
Classic and Widely Recognized Italian Last Names<\/h2>\n
Moretti<\/h3>\n
Rizzo<\/h3>\n
Longo<\/h3>\n
Amato<\/h3>\n
Carbone<\/h3>\n
Palermo<\/h3>\n
Vitale<\/h3>\n
Gentile<\/h3>\n
Caputo<\/h3>\n
Orlando<\/h3>\n
Ferretti<\/h3>\n