Section C, Part I1 ITALIAN SURNAMES INTRODUCTION Three naming customs derived from early Greek settlers, the Roman republics, and the invading Germanic tribes. Greek: Adding theiname of the father plus the name of the family or tribe to the given name. Roman: Adding the name of the family clan to the given name. Germanic tribes: Attaching an ancestor's name with a similar beginning sound to the given name: Pompeo Pomponio, Alberto d9Alberto, and Garibald FaroaM or Garibald Romuald. PATRONYMICS One of the oldest and most wide-spread expressions of paternity used in Italy is characterized by the preposition di (of), entered between two given names; for example, Pietro di Giovanni (Peter the son of John). With each new generation, the combination of names increased; hence Pietro's .son Leonardo would be known as Leonardo di Fietro di Giovanni. Eventually a hereditary name was standardized, but the Italian records from which you will be extracting data continues a variation of this practice that can be confusing. A large segment of Italian names today contain the preposition di between the given name and surname: di Paolu, d7Albe&o. Sometimes the records also contain individuals' names the names of the father and even the grandfather inserted between the given name and surname: Francesco di Giovanni d9Angelo is actually Francesco (the son of Giovanni) d'Angelo. There is a general rule for extracting Italian names that holds true in most instances: Omit given names beDgiming with di. To be certain, it is a wise practice to compare the apparent inserted name with the name of the father and grandfather if they are gven elsewhere in the record. (Check the general extraction instructions for further information on this rule.) Italian Surnames You will encounter a relatively small proportion of matronymic surnames (names which are derived from the name of the mother or a matriarchal ancestor). Children occasionally took the surname of a mother who was not married to the father, a mother with whom they identified more comfortably because of long absences of the father in military service or employment, or a mother who was widowed. Sometimes they took the surname of the mother to avoid confusion with someone in the community who had an identical name. Surnames that reflect a mother' s situation: La Cattiva (bad); Della Vedova (widow). In rare instances, when a woman's personality was dominant over her husband's or when she belonged to a higher social class, the husband and children assumed her surname. FOUNDLING SURNAMES Before 1928 foundlings (abandoned children) were often given surnames by the record keepers or, in some cases, wealthy families or the godparents who assumed responsibility for the child. Jn these instances a phrase such as esposito (a) nella casa di (abandoned at the home of) might appear in the record. A child abandoned at the parish church was described as figlio (a) della chiesa (child of the. .church). The following list contains surnames which were frequently given foundlings; however, these names do not always indicate that the child was a foundling. , Arfanetti della Gioia Esposuto Nocentini Armandonada della Stella Fortuna Proietti B ardotti Dell 'Amore Ignotis Ritrovato Bast ardo dell'orfano Incerto Sposito Colombini del Gaudio Incognito SpLlrio Dati Diodata Innocenti Stellato de Alteriis D 'Amore Innoc entini Trovatello della Donna D' Ignoto Mu10 Trovato della Femmina Esposto Naturale Ventura della Fortuna Esposito Nocenti Venturini In your extracting you will often encounter names of foundling children wglio (a) exposito (a)] or whole lists of innocents (innocenti) with no parents. These names should be extracted. Italian Surnames SURNAMES OF FAMILIARITY Another group of surnames end with "diminutive" or "augmentative" endings. Today these endings are added to given names to express endearment, but originally they were used to to indicate size, age, physical and moral qualities, affection, or pity. They now comprise one of the largest groups of Italian surnames. Diminuative Endings Augmentative Endings Compound Endings Adamollo Bernardone Albeatinello Adamolo Bertacco Albertonino Andreozzo Bertocco Antognazzino Antonicello Bertucco Guglielminetto Beltramello Donataccio Marconcino Carluccio Giacomaso Marcuccillo Cesarotto Giacornasso Martinazollo Iann itto Perico Pertuccello Leoncillo Perisio Petroccello Leonillo Perisso Petpuzzello Lorenzetto Perizzo Petruzziello Luigino R obertazzo --. Marcarello Ugoccione Marcarino Marchrerllo Martoccio Mattiusso Mattimo Simoncino Vitullo Vitulo Lupicino Abate - Aitadonna Italian Surnames The following list contains many common Italian surnames. The list can be enlarged by adding the prefixes di, de, de', del, della, La, Lo, and Li to many of the names or by adding a diminutive or augmentative described on page 35. Surnames which are also commonly used as given names are followed by an asterisk (:k): Carlo *. When names have an altemative ending, they are followed by a hyphen: Gt~iio-i. Lf surnames are have alternative endings and are used as given names, the endings are added and an asterisk follows: Igrzasio -i*. Abate Acquafredda Agozzino Aldobrandini Abatecola Acquaro Agramante Alegrette abatemarco Acquaruolo Agresti Alessandri abateminnici Acquistapace Agricola Alessich Abatescianni Acuto Agrig Alessie Abba Adami Agrignola Alessio Abbadessa Adam01 Agrillo Alfieri Abbado Adirnari Agro Algerino Abbate -i Adorato Aguglia Algieri Abruscato Adomo Agugliaro Alia Abele Affatato Aimone Alicante Abello Affitto Aiutamicristo Alice Abetti Affrant i Ajolo Alicino Abisso Afiicano Alamanno Alifante Abrami Agabiti . Alampi Alini Abruzzese Agarnenone Alano Aliperti Abruzzi Agelli Alaro Allabastro Abruzzini Aggardati Alba Allegranti Accattino Ag ilufo Albanace Allegranza Accavalo Agli Albanase Allegri Accetta Aglietti Albaneese Allevi Accieri Aglie Albanese Alliegro Accoramboni Aglione Albanise Allocchi Accorimboni Agnello-i Albarella Allodi Accorinti Agnese Alberghini Alloggio Accoroni Agnis io Alberico Allori Acerbi Agno Albertanti Almagro Aceto Agnolillo Alberto-i* Almirante Achillini Agnusdei Alberts Aloisantoni Acicaferro Ago Albicocchi Alosa Aciemo Agolante Albizi Alpe Acinello Agoli Alcide Alpiggiano Acione Agosti Alcionis Alpino Acqua Agostini Aldana Italian Surnames Altrocchi - Avenale Altrocchi Angioini Arcari Arobaldi Alunno Angiolotto Arcario Aromatarii Aluzzo Anglesio Arceri Arondello Amabile , Angoria Archieri Arpaia-o Amaccapane Aniello Architetto Arrighi Amandola Annalora Arcide Arrivabene Amandonada Annarino Arcidiacono Arrosto Amante Annibaldeschi Arciepiscopo Artaro Amaridio Annic hini Arcieri Artery Amato Annidaldi Arcimboldi Artieri Amatore Annunziati Arciprete Artiglieri Amazzalone Annunzio Arconati Arturi Ambrogini Anguilla* Arcudi Artusi Ameche Ansaldi Arcuri Arvanise Amendola Antinori Ardenti Asciutto Amenta Antiquario Ardito Ascolese Amerighi Antonibon Arditty Ascoli Amicagnoli Antonio-i* Arena Aseri Amici Anziani Arese Asinari Amico Anzovino Arfanetti Asini Arnidei Apicciafuoco Argalia Aspettati Arninta Apice Argent aro Assennato Ammirato Apicella Argentier Assioli Ammogliati . Apio Argentina Asta Amodei Apione Argento Astrologo Amore Appitito Argogliosi Astuto Amorevole Aprilante Ariet(t(e-i Atanasio* Amoribelli Aprile Arimondi Atemo Amorini Apuglese Arina-i Atraente Amoruso Aquila Ariola Attenise Amoruso Aquilante Arione Attivissimo Ampolla Arabia Arizzo Attontito Anacreonti Arado Arlotti Audaci Anatra-i Aragona Armato Auditore Ancolemmo Aragonesi Armatore Augello-i Andrioni Araldi Armelli Augusta Andrioni Arancio Armellini Auricchio Anelli Arangio Armenante Aurigemma Anemone Arata Armeni Ausiello Anfora Arato Armeni Avarello Angelica* Aratori Armenia Avellone Angelo* Arazello Armenia Avema Angelosanto* Arcabano Armieri Avena Angelotto Arcadipane Arnieri Avenale Avenatti - Barrruccheri Italian Surnames Avenatti Avignoni Avolio Azzali Avetta Avila Avveduti Azzano Avezza Avino Awenturato Azzarelli-o Avido Avogadro Avvocati Azzolini Avignonesi Avoli Azara Azzurri Babano Baggio Banderola Barberio Babini B agliore Bandettini Barbi Babione B aglivo Bandiera Barbieri Bac Bagni-o Banditi Barbisio Bac(c)hi Baidovino Baracca Barbizzoli Baccala Baio Baraggia Barbolla Baccalare Baiocchi Baraggioli Barbone Baccani Baioni Barasa Barca Baccara Balascio Barassi Barcai Baccaredda Balassi Baratta Barcaro Baccari Balbo Baravalle Barcaroli Baccelli Balboa Barazzoli Barcelli Baccellieri B aldakini Barazzotti Barcellona Bacchetti Baldante Barba-i Barchetti Bacci B aldeschi Barbabianca Bardari Baccieri Baldo Barbadoro Bardella Bacich Balestari Barbagelata Bardo-i Bacigaup Balestra Barbalarga Bardotti Baciocchi Balestrari Barbaliscia Baresi Bacula B alice Barbanegra Baretti Badalone Balisterio Barbanera Bargelli Badia Ballarino Barbano B argo Badiale B allatore Barbantini Bargone Badile B allaudi Barbapiccola Barile Badini B allerini Barbariccia Barillari Baffa Ballesterio Barbarigo Barinetti Baff i Ballesteros Barbaro Bama Baffato Ballota Barbarone Bamaba Baffuto Balma Barbarossa Baroja Bagarelli Balossi Barbarotta Baroni Bagarozzo Balzano Barbaruto Barozzi Bagatella Balzaretti Barbato Barracca Bagatti Balzaro Barbatosta Banashano Baggetta Bambino Barbensi B arriera B aggiani B anchieri Barber Barmccheri Italian Surnames Barry - Bicchierai Bw Becafigo . Bellei Berlingieri Bartolo-i Beccadelli Bellelli Berlini Bartolomasi Beccafava Bellenetto Bermanno Basacomadri Beccafigo Belli Bemasconi Basadona Beccaio Belliboni Bemocchi Basani Beccalosso Belligeranti Berretta Basco Beccaluva