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Pages in category "Italian-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 4,327 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Combined names come from old traditional families and are considered one last name, but are rare. Although Argentina is a Spanish-speaking country, it is also composed of other varied European influences, such as Italian, French, Russian, German, etc. Children typically use their fathers' last names only.
The list of most common surnames in Paraguay, reflected in the national voters register, shows the influence of Castilian Spanish in the Paraguayan society. Eight of the top 11 surnames end with "ez", the distinctive suffix of Castilian family names.
Pages in category "Surnames of Italian origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 704 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Italian patronymic surnames" The following 167 pages are in this category, out of 167 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
[9] [10] Some families, however, opted to retain the possessive portion of their surnames, for instance Lorenzo de' Medici literally means "Lorenzo of the Medici" (de' is a contraction of dei, also meaning "of the"; c.f. The Medicis). Another example of the use of plural suffix in Italian surnames is Manieri which is the plural form of Mainiero ...
The dissemination of surnames were also based on the recipient family's origins. For example, surnames starting with "A" were distributed to provincial capitals, "B" surnames were given to secondary towns, and tertiary towns received "C" surnames. [8] Families were awarded with the surnames or asked to choose from them. [9]
Motta de' Conti, a comune (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont; Prince of Conti, a title of nobility; cadet house of Bourbon-Condé; Serra de' Conti, a comune (municipality) in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche; Silviniaco Conti, a French-bred, British-trained Selle Francais racehorse ...