Most Common Italian Last Names

You can’t have not heard at least one Italian last name in your lifetime, whether that be on screen, a friends or a neighbor’s. Italian last names not only sound cool when you say them out loud, but they have quite interesting meanings behind them.

Italian surnames are commonly of Latin origin, and each one of these names tells you a whole lot about the family. Whether that be where they have come from, a unique trait, or even their occupation. Did you know that many Italian last names came from a nick name? This is evidenced by the list compiled below, showing that a lot of the names relate to a characteristic of the person!

20 Most Common Italian Last Names, In Italy

Listed below are the 20 most common last names found in Italy, along with their meanings.

1. Rossi – Red Haired
2. Russo – Red
3. Ferrari – Blacksmith
4. Esposito – Exposed
5. Bianchi – White/Pale
6. Romano – Roman or a person from Rome.
7. Colombo – Dove
8. Ricci – Curly-haired
9. Marino – Of the sea
10. Greco – Greek or a person from Greece.
11. Bruno – Brown
12. Gallo – A person with some of the attributes associated with a bird.
13. Conti – Order or control
14. De Luca – Son of Luca
15. Mancini – Left Handed
16. Costa – Dweller on a hillside, someone who comes from Costa.
17. Giordano – Descend or flow down.
18. Rizzo – Curly
19. Lombardi – Someone who came from Lombardy
20. Moretti – Dark Hair

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55 Popular Italian Last Names

Here are an additional 55 popular Italian last names that you may have heard of. Take a look!

1. Fontana
2. Santoro
3. Mariani
4. Rinaldi
5. Ferrara
6. Galli
7. Martini
8. Leone
9. Longo
10. Gentile
11. Martinelli
12. Vitale
13. Lombardo
14. Serra
15. Coppola
16. De Santis
17. D’angelo
18. Parisi
19. Villa
20. Ferraro
21. Ferri
22. Fabbri
23. Bianco
24. Marini
25. Grasso
26. Valentini
27. Messina
28. Sala
29. De Angelis
30. Gatti
31. Pellegrini
32. Palumbo
33. Sanna
34. Farina
35. Rizzi
36. Monti
37. Morelli
38. Silvestri
39. Testa
40. Carbone
41. Giuliani
42. Benedetti
43. Rossetti
44. Montanari
45. Guerra
46. Bernardi
47. Martino
48. Fiore
49. De Rosa
50. Ferretti
51. Bellini
52. Costantini
53. Milani
54. Ruggiero
55. Orlando

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