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Italian toponymic surnames (78 P) Pages in category "Italian-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 4,358 total.
The Italian nome is not analogous to the ancient Roman nomen; the Italian nome is the given name (distinct between siblings), while the Roman nomen is the gentile name (inherited, thus shared by all in a gens). Female naming traditions, and name-changing rules after adoption for both sexes, likewise differ between Roman antiquity and modern ...
Italian-language surnames (3 C, 4,336 P) P. Surnames of Piedmontese origin (2 P) S. Surnames of Sardinian origin (1 P) T. Italian toponymic surnames (78 P)
Russo (surname) Russo is a common Southern Italian and Sicilian surname. It is the Southern counterpart of Rossi and comes from a nickname indicating red hair or beard, from russo, russë and russu, from Late Latin russus or rubius, Classical Latin rubeus, "red". [ 1][ 2]
Boccanegra (5 P) House of Bonaparte (15 C, 94 P) Boncompagni (7 P) House of Boniface (9 P) House of Borghese (3 C, 20 P) House of Borgia (4 C, 64 P) House of Borromeo (18 P) Bourbon del Monte family (2 P) House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (8 C, 29 P)
Common places used as surnames include Dibra, Laci, Shkodra, Prishtina, Delvina, Koroveshi and Permeti, as well as the famous Frasheri surname of the Frasheri family. Additionally common some names indicate regional origins: Gega/Gegaj (for one of Gheg origin ), Tosku/Toskaj (signifying Tosk origin) and Chami (for Cham origin ).
The Five Families – operate in New York City, the New York Metropolitan area, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Florida, California and Nevada. [ 2] Bonanno. Colombo. Gambino. Genovese. Lucchese. Western New York. Buffalo crime family (Magaddino family)
Greco (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɡrɛːko]) is a common Italian surname, ranking 10th among the most widespread surnames in Italy, [1] and it literally means "Greek". Historically, its popularity is due to the frequent relationships between Italy and Greece .