100 Male Italian Last Names With Meanings
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100 Male Italian Last Names

Italian surnames that come from men's first names, men's trades and strong nicknames, each with its meaning.

Italian surnames aren't officially male or female: a woman and a man in the same family share the same last name. But many surnames began as a man's name or a man's job, and they still feel masculine to most readers. That's the list below, handy for fiction, games, usernames and family-history curiosity.

Good to know: these names are not restricted to men today. They are simply surnames with male roots.

Surnames from Men's First Names

These began as 'son of' names: Luca, Marco, Giovanni, Lorenzo and many more.

  • D'AgostinoPatronymic: son of Agostino (Augustine), 'venerable'.
  • D'AlessandroPatronymic: son of Alessandro (Alexander), 'defender of men'.
  • D'AmbrosioPatronymic: son of Ambrogio (Ambrose), 'immortal'.
  • D'AndreaPatronymic: son of Andrea (Andrew), 'manly'.
  • D'AngeloPatronymic: son of Angelo, 'angel, messenger'.
  • D'AntonioPatronymic: son of Antonio (Anthony).
  • D'OrazioPatronymic: son of Orazio (Horace).
  • De BenedettiPatronymic of Benedetto (Benedict), 'blessed'.
  • De BernardiPatronymic of Bernardo (Bernard).
  • De CarloPatronymic of Carlo (Charles).
  • De FilippisPatronymic of Filippo (Philip).
  • De FrancescoPatronymic of Francesco (Francis).
  • De GasperiPatronymic of Gaspare (Casper).
  • De GiorgiPatronymic of Giorgio (George).
  • De LorenzoPatronymic of Lorenzo (Laurence).
  • De LucaPatronymic of Luca (Luke).
  • De MarcoPatronymic of Marco (Mark).
  • De MartinoPatronymic of Martino (Martin).
  • De MichelePatronymic of Michele (Michael).
  • De NicolaPatronymic of Nicola (Nicholas).
  • De SimonePatronymic of Simone (Simon).
  • De StefanoPatronymic of Stefano (Stephen).
  • Di CarloPatronymic of Carlo (Charles).
  • Di GiovanniPatronymic of Giovanni (John).
  • Di LorenzoPatronymic of Lorenzo (Laurence).
  • Di MarcoPatronymic of Marco (Mark).
  • Di MatteoPatronymic of Matteo (Matthew).
  • Di PietroPatronymic of Pietro (Peter).
  • Di StefanoPatronymic of Stefano (Stephen).
  • DonatiPatronymic of Donato, 'given' (by God).
  • FabianiPatronymic of Fabiano (Fabian).
  • FabriziPatronymic of Fabrizio (Fabricius), 'craftsman'.
  • FedericiPatronymic of Federico (Frederick), 'peaceful ruler'.
  • FranceschiPatronymic of Francesco (Francis).
  • GabrielliPatronymic of Gabriele (Gabriel), 'God is my strength'.
  • GiorgiPatronymic of Giorgio (George), 'farmer'.
  • GiulianiPatronymic of Giuliano (Julian).
  • LazzariPatronymic of Lazzaro (Lazarus).
  • LeonardiPatronymic of Leonardo, 'brave as a lion'.
  • LorenziPatronymic of Lorenzo (Laurence).
  • MarianiPatronymic of Mariano (Marian).
  • MartiniPatronymic of Martino (Martin).
  • MatteiPatronymic of Matteo (Matthew).
  • NicoliniDiminutive of Nicola (Nicholas).
  • PaoliniDiminutive of Paolo (Paul).
  • RaimondiPatronymic of Raimondo (Raymond).
  • RicciardiPatronymic of Ricciardo (Richard).
  • RinaldiPatronymic of Rinaldo (Reynold), Germanic 'counsel-ruler'.
  • SilvestriPatronymic of Silvestro (Sylvester), 'of the woods'.
  • StefaniPatronymic of Stefano (Stephen).
  • TommasiPatronymic of Tommaso (Thomas).
  • UrbaniPatronymic of Urbano (Urban), 'of the city'.
  • ValentiniPatronymic of Valentino (Valentine).
  • VitaliPatronymic of Vitale.

Surnames from Men's Trades & Roles

Jobs and titles that were historically held by men: smiths, soldiers, knights and priests.

  • FabbriOccupational: plural of 'fabbro', smith.
  • FerrariOccupational: plural of Ferraro, blacksmith (from 'ferro', iron).
  • SartoriOccupational: tailors.
  • PastoreOccupational: shepherd.
  • SoldatiOccupational: soldiers.
  • GuerrieriOccupational/nickname: warriors.
  • CavalieriKnights; title/occupational.
  • MuratoriOccupational: masons.
  • SpadaroOccupational: swordsmith.
  • VescovoOccupational/nickname: bishop.
  • MonacoOccupational/nickname: monk.
  • MediciOccupational: physicians (Florentine family).
  • MagnaniOccupational: locksmith or tinker.
  • MarcheseTitle: marquis; or servant of a marquis.
  • ScuderiOccupational: stable-master, squire.
  • TagliaferriOccupational: 'iron cutter'; ironworker.
  • PagliaroOccupational: straw seller or haystack.
  • OrtolaniOccupational: gardeners.
  • PecoraroOccupational: shepherd.
  • TamburiniOccupational: drummers.
  • FacchiniOccupational: porters, carriers.
  • MartelliOccupational/nickname: hammers; smith.
  • CorsaroOccupational/nickname: corsair or pirate.
  • PaladinoNickname: paladin, knight.
  • ViscontiTitle: viscount.
  • PellegrinoReligious/travel: pilgrim.
  • PalmieriOccupational/religious: pilgrim bearing a palm.

Surnames from Strong Nicknames & Origins

Bold nicknames and origin names often given to men: lions, wolves, brave and mighty men.

  • LeoneNickname: lion; brave person.
  • LupoNickname: wolf; fierce person.
  • OrsoNickname: bear.
  • FalconeNickname: falcon; also falconer.
  • GagliardiDescriptive: strong, vigorous, lively.
  • ValenteDescriptive: valiant, strong.
  • FortunatoFrom Latin Fortunatus: lucky, blessed.
  • ManciniDescriptive: left-handed.
  • LongoDescriptive: long, tall.
  • MorettiDescriptive: diminutive of Moro; dark-haired.
  • RossiDescriptive: red-haired or ruddy; from 'rosso'.
  • RussoDescriptive: red-haired; or ethnic Russian.
  • GrecoEthnic: a Greek, from Latin Graecus.
  • RomanoToponymic: from Rome.
  • GaribaldiFrom Germanic Garibald, 'spear-bold'.
  • ManfrediFrom Germanic Manfred, 'man of peace'.
  • GuarinoFrom Germanic Warin; 'protector'.
  • MarinoFrom Latin Marinus: 'of the sea'.
  • BernardiPatronymic of Bernardo (Bernard), Germanic for 'brave as a bear'.
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