Italian last names are classic and beautiful.

They are some of the most interesting and the most historic names in the world.

These Italian last names are perfect for any situation and theyll make you look pretty worldly, too.

Italian Last Names

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History is full of Italian pioneers with surnames that match their level of prominence in the Western world.

There isGalileo GalileiandLeonardo Da Vinci.

If youve been trying to come up with a good surname, look no further.

This list is full of cultured Italian last names youll want to call your own.

Accardi is a popular last name in Italy that means the edge of a sword.

It also means bold.

Agosti is a popular last name in Italy that means favored with good omens.

Alfonsi means a person who is noble and ready.

Albertelli means famous in everything.

Allegra means joyful or lively.

Bambino means a baby or a young child.

Barilla is derived from a species of plants.

Barone means free man.

Bellucci is derived from the adjectivebello, which means beautiful.

Bernardi means one with the courage of the bear.

Berlusconi means a political tycoon.

Bianchi means white-haired or pale.

Bianco means white or shining.

Borghese comes from an influential Italian family.

Brambilla is an Italian surname derived from Val Brembana.

Caputo comes from the Latin root of caput, which means source or head.

Carozza refers to mozerella.

Caruso means smooth or bald.

Cattaneo is the name for someone from Catania.

Colombo is a popular Italian last name that means dove.

Coppola is a punch in of beret.

Costa means slope or coast.

De Luca means the son of Luca.

De Santis means holy or devout.

DeVille means town hall or city hall.

Di Fazio means fate or destiny.

Donato means given by God.

Esposito is the past participle of the Latin verbexponere, which means to place outside.

Fontana is the name for someone who lives near a spring.

Galilei comes from a biblically significant region in Northern Israel.

It refers to someone with a powerful voice or sexual prowess.

Gatti means agile, cunning, and sly.

Gianni means God is gracious.

Giordano means one who descends.

Grasso means a stout man.

Greco is a Latin name that meansGreek.

Guerriero is the occupational name for a soldier.

Leone means a brave or fierce warrior.

Lombardi is a geographical surname for someone who came fromLombardy.

Longo means tall or lanky.

Mariano relates to the God of Mars.

Marino means of the sea.

Martini refers to the God of war and fertility.

Mazza is an occupational name for someone destructive.

Messina means middle child.

Monti means hill or mountain.

Morelli refers to the Moors.

Moretti means dark hair and dark complexion.

Nicastro is a habitational name from Nicastro.

Nicoli means people of victory.

Parisi means someone who came from Paros, in Greece.

Pellegrini means stranger or foreigner.

Puma means mountain lion.

It refers to the four saints martyred under Diocletian.

Romano is a name for someone from Rome.

Russo means red-haired or red beard.

Santoro means a feast of all the saints.

Sartori is an occupational name that means tailor.

Scotti is a Latin name for the Gaels.

Silvestri is a masculine Italian name.

Sorrento is a habitational name for someone from Sorrento on the Bay of Naples.

Uberti means bright mind or intelligent.

Villa means a country house.

Venturi means good luck.

Verga is an occupational name for a shepherd.

Zappa means a laborer.

Zunino has an unexplained origin.

It is found chiefly in Liguria and Piedmont.