Sicilian Last Name Generator
Island surnames, from Lo Presti to Zappalà
Browse 500 Sicilian surnames with their accents, from Lo Presti, La Rosa and Li Causi to Zappalà, Macaluso, Puglisi and Privitera, town names like Modica and Noto, and Arbëreshë names such as Schirò.
About Sicilian last names
Sicilian surnames carry the island's history in layers. Greek left names that often end on a stressed vowel, such as Calì, Spanò, Macrì and Laganà, and Arabic left Macaluso, Cangemi, Morabito, Fragalà and Vadalà. Later rulers added their own: Catalano, Aragona and Moncada recall the centuries under Aragon and Spain, and Rodriquez and Martines keep a Sicilian spelling. Schirò, Matranga and Petta belong to the Arbëreshë, the Albanian communities settled around Piana degli Albanesi since the fifteenth century.
The most recognizable local habit is the article written as a separate word: Lo Presti, La Rosa, Li Causi. Each is one surname, and families abroad often fused it into Lopresti or Larosa. Town names are just as common, from Messina, Catania and Modica to Noto, Licata and Randazzo, and they usually mark where a family once came from, not where it lives now.
The 500 names here cover the whole island, so a reroll mixes Catania and Etna names (Puglisi, Privitera, Pappalardo, Giuffrida) with Palermo and Trapani ones (Cusimano, Giacalone, Tranchida) and the southeast (Occhipinti, Licitra). Accents are kept, because Zappalà and Patanè are stressed on the last syllable. A surname is a clue to a word's past and nothing more: many of these are shared with Calabria and the rest of southern Italy.
How to choose Sicilian last names
- Keep the accent. Zappalà, Fragalà, Cannavò and Patanè are stressed on the final vowel, and without the mark an Italian reader will stress them in the wrong place.
- Treat a Lo, La or Li name as one surname. Write Lo Presti or La Rosa in a Sicilian setting, and use the fused forms Lopresti or Larosa for a family whose papers were filled in abroad.
- Let the surname hint at a home town. Puglisi, Torrisi and Rapisarda point to Catania, Cusimano and Billeci to Palermo, Occhipinti and Tumino to Ragusa, and Giacalone to the Trapani coast.
- For a noble house in historical fiction, look at Ventimiglia, Chiaramonte, Moncada and Branciforte, families that held great fiefs on the island.
- Need a full name? Pair a surname with a first name from the Sicilian Name Generator, where saints' names such as Agata, Rosalia and Calogero set the local tone.
Frequently asked questions
What are some common Sicilian last names?
Russo, Messina, Lombardo and Caruso are usually named among the most common on the island, and every area has its own favorites, such as Puglisi and Pappalardo around Catania or Occhipinti around Ragusa. All of these are in the list. We give no rankings, because counts differ from source to source.
Why do so many Sicilian surnames start with Lo, La or Li?
They are old definite articles kept as a separate word, so Lo Giudice is the judge, Lo Monaco the monk and La Rosa the rose, while Li is an old plural, as in Li Causi. The word behind the article was usually a nickname, a trade or a title. Each is a single surname, which is why this list never repeats one without its article.
Why do some Sicilian surnames end with an accent?
Names like Zappalà, Fragalà, Calì and Spanò are stressed on the last vowel, a pattern inherited from the Greek and Arabic words behind many of them. It is most common in eastern Sicily and in Calabria across the strait. The accent is part of the spelling, so keep it when you copy a name.
Does a Sicilian surname prove Sicilian ancestry?
No. A name such as Messina or Catalano records where a word came from, not where one family did, and many of these surnames are also found in Calabria, Naples and Malta. The list was screened for duplicates, so look a name up in civil or parish records yourself before you rely on it for family history.
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All 500 Sicilian last names
A: 20 names
- Adragna
- Agrò
- Alagna
- Alcamo
- Aliffi
- Aliquò
- Alliata
- Alongi
- Amantea
- Amenta
- Andò
- Angileri
- Aragona
- Arcidiacono
- Arestia
- Aricò
- Arnone
- Augusta
- Aversa
- Avola
B: 25 names
- Badalà
- Baglieri
- Balistreri
- Barbagallo
- Barcellona
- Barraco
- Barrilà
- Battiato
- Bica
- Billeci
- Bivona
- Bonaccorsi
- Bondì
- Bonura
- Borzì
- Branciforte
- Bronte
- Buccheri
- Buffa
- Burgarella
- Burgio
- Buscemi
- Buttà
- Butticè
- Buttitta
C: 71 names
- Caccamo
- Cacopardo
- Calabretta
- Calascibetta
- Calatafimi
- Calì
- Caliri
- Caltagirone
- Calvagna
- Calvaruso
- Camilleri
- Candia
- Cangemi
- Cannavò
- Cannella
- Cannistrà
- Cantarella
- Capizzi
- Capodici
- Carbè
- Cardona
- Carini
- Carlisi
- Carnesi
- Carollo
- Caronia
- Caruso
- Casà
- Cascino
- Cascone
- Cassarà
- Castiglia
- Castorina
- Castrogiovanni
- Castronovo
C, continued
- Catalano
- Catalanotto
- Catalfamo
- Catanese
- Catania
- Cefalù
- Chetta
- Chiaramonte
- Chiarenza
- Chillemi
- Chinnici
- Ciminna
- Ciulla
- Clesi
- Coco
- Condorelli
- Conigliaro
- Consoli
- Corrao
- Cosenza
- Cottone
- Cracolici
- Craparotta
- Crinò
- Crisafulli
- Criscione
- Cristaldi
- Cuccia
- Cucè
- Cuffaro
- Culcasi
- Cusenza
- Cusimano
- Cusumano
- Cutrì
- Cutuli
D: 32 names
- D'Agata
- D'Aleo
- D'Alì
- D'Anca
- D'Antoni
- D'Arrigo
- D'Asaro
- D'Urso
- Dara
- Davì
- Di Bella
- Di Blasi
- Di Caro
- Di Dio
- Di Fede
- Di Gangi
- Di Grazia
- Di Guardo
- Di Liberto
- Di Maggio
- Di Mauro
- Di Miceli
- Di Natale
- Di Peri
- Di Piazza
- Di Prima
- Di Quattro
- Di Raimondo
- Di Stefano
- Di Vita
- Dolcemascolo
- Dorangricchia
E: 1 name
- Enea
F: 17 names
- Falzone
- Famà
- Faraone
- Favaloro
- Favara
- Ferlito
- Fichera
- Figlia
- Filangeri
- Filoramo
- Finocchiaro
- Firrincieli
- Fisichella
- Foti
- Fragalà
- Francavilla
- Francese
G: 29 names
- Gaeta
- Galfano
- Galioto
- Gangemi
- Gargallo
- Garozzo
- Garufi
- Genna
- Giacalone
- Giambra
- Giammanco
- Giannola
- Giansiracusa
- Giarratana
- Gioè
- Girgenti
- Giuffrè
- Giuffrida
- Giummarra
- Gravina
- Guastella
- Gucciardi
- Gueli
- Guglielmino
- Gulisano
- Gullì
- Gurrieri
- Guttuso
- Guzzetta
I: 9 names
- Iemmolo
- Impalà
- Infantino
- Ingargiola
- Inglese
- Ingoglia
- Interdonato
- Irrera
- Isgrò
L: 81 names
- La Barbera
- La Cognata
- La Corte
- La Fata
- La Ferla
- La Franca
- La Greca
- La Loggia
- La Malfa
- La Manna
- La Mantia
- La Marca
- La Mattina
- La Monica
- La Motta
- La Piana
- La Pira
- La Placa
- La Porta
- La Rosa
- La Russa
- La Scala
- La Spina
- La Torre
- Lacagnina
- Laganà
- Lala
- Landolina
- Lanza
- Lanzafame
- Laudani
- Lauricella
- Lentini
- Leonforte
- Leotta
- Li Bassi
- Li Calzi
- Li Castri
- Li Causi
- Li Destri
L, continued
- Li Donni
- Li Gotti
- Li Greci
- Li Mandri
- Li Muli
- Li Pani
- Li Puma
- Li Vecchi
- Li Vigni
- Li Volsi
- Li Voti
- Licata
- Licciardello
- Licitra
- Lipari
- Litrico
- Lo Bello
- Lo Bianco
- Lo Bue
- Lo Cascio
- Lo Castro
- Lo Cicero
- Lo Curto
- Lo Dico
- Lo Duca
- Lo Faro
- Lo Faso
- Lo Forte
- Lo Giudice
- Lo Grasso
- Lo Iacono
- Lo Monaco
- Lo Nigro
- Lo Porto
- Lo Presti
- Lo Re
- Lo Sardo
- Lo Schiavo
- Lo Turco
- Lo Vecchio
- Lombardo
M: 53 names
- Macaluso
- Maccarrone
- Macrì
- Magazù
- Magrì
- Maimone
- Maiorana
- Maltese
- Manali
- Mancuso
- Mandalà
- Mangiafico
- Mangiaracina
- Maniscalco
- Mannino
- Marfia
- Marsala
- Martines
- Mascali
- Mastrosimone
- Matranga
- Maugeri
- Mazara
- Mazzaglia
- Mazzarino
- Mazzù
- Messina
- Messineo
- Micali
- Miccichè
- Midolo
- Migliorisi
- Milazzo
- Milioto
- Militello
- Minà
- Mineo
- Minissale
- Mirabile
- Mistretta
- Modica
- Moncada
- Monreale
- Montalbano
- Morabito
- Morana
- Morici
- Mugavero
- Mulè
- Munafò
- Musacchia
- Mussomeli
- Musumeci
N: 9 names
- Napoli
- Naro
- Natoli
- Navarra
- Nicolosi
- Nicosia
- Nicotra
- Notarbartolo
- Noto
O: 2 names
- Occhipinti
- Oddo
P: 37 names
- Pafumi
- Palagonia
- Palazzolo
- Palazzotto
- Palermo
- Pantò
- Pappalardo
- Parrinello
- Parrino
- Partanna
- Patanè
- Paternò
- Patti
- Pellerito
- Pennisi
- Peralta
- Perdichizzi
- Petralia
- Petrotta
- Petta
- Pipitone
- Pirrera
- Pizzimenti
- Platania
- Plescia
- Pluchino
- Poidomani
- Polizzi
- Pollina
- Prestigiacomo
- Priolo
- Privitera
- Prizzi
- Provenzale
- Puccio
- Puglisi
- Pulvirenti
R: 16 names
- Rabito
- Raciti
- Ragusa
- Rallo
- Randazzo
- Rapisarda
- Ravanusa
- Regalbuto
- Reggio
- Renda
- Restuccia
- Ribera
- Riggi
- Rodriquez
- Ruggirello
- Russo
S: 54 names
- Saccà
- Saija
- Saladino
- Salafia
- Salemi
- Salerno
- Sammartano
- Santonocito
- Saraceno
- Savarino
- Savoca
- Scaduto
- Scaffidi
- Scalici
- Schembari
- Schirò
- Sciacca
- Sciacchitano
- Sciambra
- Sciascia
- Scimè
- Scimone
- Scinà
- Scirè
- Sciumè
- Sciuto
- Sclafani
- Scordia
- Scozzari
- Scribano
- Scuderi
- Seidita
- Sferrazza
- Sgarlata
- Sgrò
- Sicilia
- Sidoti
- Siracusa
- Siracusano
- Siragusa
- Sorce
- Sortino
- Spadafora
- Spadola
- Spampinato
- Spanò
- Spartà
- Squillaci
- Staiti
- Stassi
- Statella
- Stracquadanio
- Sugamiele
- Sutera
T: 27 names
- Tagliavia
- Taibi
- Taormina
- Tarantino
- Taranto
- Termini
- Tidona
- Tinè
- Titone
- Tomasello
- Tomasi
- Torrisi
- Tortorici
- Tranchida
- Trapanese
- Trapani
- Trifirò
- Trigona
- Trimarchi
- Tringali
- Trischitta
- Tropea
- Trovato
- Tudisco
- Tumino
- Tusa
- Tuttolomondo
V: 12 names
- Vadalà
- Valguarnera
- Vancheri
- Veneziano
- Ventimiglia
- Villari
- Virga
- Virzì
- Viscuso
- Vivona
- Vizzini
- Vullo