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Pages in category "Italian-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 4,316 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Most of the names on this list are typical examples of surnames that were adopted when modern surnames were introduced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the romantic spirit, they refer to natural features: virta 'river', koski 'rapids', mäki 'hill', järvi 'lake', saari 'island' — often with the suffix -nen added after the model ...
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Italy has the largest collection of surnames (cognomi) of any country in the world, with over 350,000.[6] [7] Men—except slaves—in ancient Rome always had hereditary surnames, i.e., nomen (clan name) and cognomen (side-clan name).
The two most common Italian family names, Russo and Rossi, mean the same thing, "Red", possibly referring to the hair color. Both Western and Eastern orders are used for full names: the given name usually comes first, but the family name may come first in administrative settings; lists are usually indexed according to the last name.
Pages in category "Surnames of Italian origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 702 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Italian patronymic surnames" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Albertazzi;
Rossi is an Italian surname, said to be the most common surname in Italy. Due to the diaspora, it is also very common in other countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Canada, France, Switzerland, the United States and Uruguay. Rossi is the plural of Rosso (meaning "red (haired)", in Italian). [1]