This is a really cool site as it gives the origin for your name, also variations and popularity in the US — Behind the Name
This is a pretty neat one as it shows the map of Italy with the names by region, heat map style — Brilliant Maps
This one gives a heat map in a different style, and other countries as well — Italian Surname Map
One more map, in a different style — Italian Names
Surnames by region, type in a surname for the region and you get a list, you can also get the list of the most common names in a region — Italian Surnames
This site gives a list of names by region also — Italy Heritage
Italian Side gives you location and pronunciation — Italian Side
Seven facts about Italian surnames from Ancestry.com — Ancestry Italian Surnames
Interesting article on the origin of Italian Surnames ( over 1,000,000 )– La Gazzetta
Extensive Italian Surname Searches from BYU — BYU Italian List
Brief article on Italian Surname Searches from Ancestral Findings
The ten most common Italian Surname searches in the US
1. Russo (45,787 people)
2. Marino (26,789 people)
3. Romano (24,280 people)
4. Rossi (23,879 people)
5. Bruno (22,917 people)
6. Esposito (21,438 people)
7. Caruso (19,400 people)
8. Rizzo (17,368 people)
9. Gallo (16,937 people)
10. Greco (16,178 people)
Search on my grandmother's name from Italian Surnames
| Piromallo | 12.28 | Napoli | Napoli |
| Piromallo | 9.60 | Torre del Greco | Napoli |
| Piromallo | 9.48 | San Nicola la Strada | Caserta |
| Piromallo | 9.36 | Portici | Napoli |
| Piromallo | 3.83 | Marano di Napoli | Napoli |
| Piromallo | 3.51 | Ercolano | Napoli |
| Piromallo | 3.44 | Castello di Cisterna | Napoli |
| Piromallo | 3.36 | Mugnano di Napoli | Napoli |
| Piromallo | 3.32 | Pomigliano d’Arco | Napoli |
| Piromallo | 2.44 | Forio | Napoli |
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I am looking for info on the surname of Chianchi which appears in my family tree. Rafael Chianchi a sailor from Liorna late 18th C. Gibraltar.
Have you tried the Antenati?