Italian Surnames

Reed bed worker

Big cannon

From the corner

Big head (Neapolitan)

White head

Big head

Little hat

Goatherd

Stubborn or headstrong

Dear woman (noble lady)

Charcoal

Thistle

Cardinal or principal one

Little Carlo

Carnival

Close-cropped hair

Small house

Chestnut brown

Castle

Little castle

From Catalonia

Battle ruler

From Catania

From Catanzaro area

Little one from Catanzaro

From Catanzaro city

Captain or chieftain

Captain or leader

Knight

Little Francesco

Clear or bright

Clear mountain

Quiet (Tuscan)

From Giovanni (God's grace)

From Cilento region

Cumin

From Cyprus

Wax worker (chandler)

Little Nicholas

Little hill

From Colnago

Dove

Godfather's kin

Keeper of accounts

Count or nobleman

Small round hat or cap

Rope maker

Courteous