Italian Last Names

  1. Milano
    • Origin:

      Italian
    • Meaning:

      "from Milan"
    • Description:

      An attractive surname, but also the name of a popular cookie.
  2. Costa
    • Chia
      • Argento
        • Origin:

          Latin
        • Meaning:

          "silvery"
        • Description:

          A more distinctive alternative to Angelo.
      • Benedetto
        • Origin:

          Italian
        • Meaning:

          "blessed"
        • Description:

          This Italian form of Benedict sidesteps the Benedict Arnold association that still clouds the English version.
      • Sabino
        • Origin:

          Latin
        • Meaning:

          "wise"
        • Description:

          This name of a famous ancient Roman jurist is sometimes heard in the Hispanic community.
      • Mauro
        • Origin:

          Spanish and Italian
        • Meaning:

          "moorish"
        • Description:

          Mauro, a Top 100 name in Spain and Puerto Rico, is etymologically unrelated to the girls' name Maura, but that won't stop many English speakers from drawing the comparison.
      • Ranieri
        • Solari
          • Origin:

            Italian surname
          • Meaning:

            "land exposed to the sun"
          • Description:

            Sunny Italian surname name for a little girl. Solari was the name of a character on Xena: Warrior Princess.
        • Giuliano
          • Origin:

            (jyoo-lee-Ah-no), Italian variation of Julian
          • Description:

            Less familiar than Giorgio or Giovanni, Giuliano has a lot of captivating Latin charm.
        • Donati
          • Origin:

            Variation of Donato, Latin
          • Meaning:

            "given by God"
          • Description:

            Donati is a distinguished Italian surname that can easily work as a first. The last name Donati is a patronymic from an ancestral Donato or may be a plural of Donato.
        • Falco
          • Origin:

            Italian
          • Meaning:

            "falcon"
          • Description:

            Italian surname most Americans will associate with actress Edie Falco, of Sopranos fame.
        • Gennaro
          • Origin:

            Italian
          • Meaning:

            "January"
          • Description:

            This name of the patron saint of Naples would make an apt choice for a New Year's baby, or one with Neapolitan roots.
        • Leone
          • Origin:

            Latin
          • Meaning:

            "lioness"
          • Description:

            With male version Leon taking off all over Europe, the female variations, from Leona to Leonie to Leone, are coming back into style too.
        • Marino
          • Origin:

            Latin
          • Meaning:

            "of the sea"
          • Description:

            Marino is an Italian first and surname with distinct crossover possibilities, having pleasant seaside undertones, and is far more unusual in the U.S. than sister Marina.
        • Adria
          • Orso
            • Alessi
              • Zacheo
                • Origin:

                  Italian variation of Zachary
                • Description:

                  Zacheo is an Italian last name that is occasionally seen as a first name. Also used in Brazil (where it can be pronounced Za-shey-o), it could prove a little-known (to English speakers) alternative to Zachary.
              • Fabrizio
                • Origin:

                  Italian form of the Latin family name Fabricius
                • Meaning:

                  "craftsman"
                • Description:

                  Romantic Italian choice.