What are the 10 most common Italian surnames?

According to the site Italianames [1], the following are the most common surnames in Italy:

• Rossi.
• Russo.
• Ferrari.
• Esposito.
• Bianchi.
• Romano.
• Colombo.
• Ricci.

What is the difference between Gens and Gentes?

In ancient Rome, a gens (/ˈɡɛns/ or /ˈdʒɛnz/; plural: “gentes”) was a family consisting of individuals who shared the same nomen and who claimed descent from a common ancestor. A branch of a gens was called a stirps (plural: stirpes).

What are old Italian names?

The most common names are:

• For males: Marco, Alessandro, Giuseppe, Flavio, Luca, Giovanni, Roberto, Andrea, Stefano, Angelo, Francesco, Mario, Luigi.
• For females: Anna, Maria, Sara, Laura, Aurora, Valentina, Giulia, Rosa, Gianna, Giuseppina, Angela, Giovanna, Sofia, Stella.

What was the last name in medieval Italy?

Medieval Italian diminutive of Abramo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix. Feminine form of Achille. Medieval Italian diminutive of Adamo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix. Variant of Adelasia. Italian form of Adelgis.

Where does the last name cognomen come from in Italy?

The Cognomen – cognome in Italian, surname, or also family name or last name in English, is nowadays added to an original or baptismal name, inherited until recently along the paternal line (in Italy recent family laws allow to choose the mother’s surname), and held in common by members of a family.

Where can I find the distribution of my Italian surname?

Gens-Italia is an excellent site to use to see the distribution of your surname in Italy. Some of you might remember it as the site Susan Sarandon used in the April 2010 episode of Who do You Think You Are? to help her get started on researching her roots.

What are the most common names in Italy?

Popular Italian religious names from Latin such as Giorgio, Alessandro, Domenico, and Filippo are popular down to this day. Names from Greek, such as Pietro, Maddalena, and Giovanni, and from Germanic origin such as. Rodolfo and Guido are now inextricably linked to Italian culture the world over.