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Most Popular Italian Surnames – Lombardo

November 09, 2022

Number 17 Italian Surname Lombardo

Number 17 on the list of most popular Italian Surnames — Lombardo. No surprise here as the name means someone from Lombardy. The Nobility of Naples shows the family going back to Padua to 1295. They have several noble branches in Naples. Several branches are listed in the Libro d’Oro You can read more in the links below. It’s very possible that you have noble roots if your last name is Lombardo. Note: A coat of arms is given to an individual not a family.

Lombardi is a geographical surname for someone who came from Lombardy, a region in northern Italy which got its name from the Lombards, a Germanic tribe who invaded in the 6th century. The name also sometimes was used to denote immigrants from other parts of northern Italy. Even today, the name is most prevalent in the city of Milano in Lombardia, Italy.

The Lombardi surname is found most prevalently in Italy, according to surname distribution data from Forebears, where it ranks as the 20th most common last name in the country. It is also somewhat common in Argentina and Brazil. In the United States, Lombardi families are found in greatest numbers in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Surname data from WorldNames PublicProfiler also demonstrates the prevalence of the Lombardi surname in Italy. Although the name originated in Lombardia, the numbers are now greatest in the Molise region, followed by Basilicata, Toscana, Campania, Puglia, Lazio and then Lombardia. Lombardi is also a fairly common name in Tessin, Switzerland.

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Famous People Andrea Lombardo(born 1987), Canadian football (soccer) player Antonio Lombardo (sculptor)(1458–1516), sculptor, son of Pietro Lombardo Antonio Lombardo(1892–1928), Italian-American advisor to Al Capone Atilio Lombardo(1902-1984), Uruguayan botanist Attilio Lombardo(born 1966), Italian football (soccer) player Carmen Lombardo(1903–1971), Canadian musician, brother of Guy Lombardo Dave Lombardo(born 1965), Cuban-American drummer Giovanni Lombardo Radice(born 1954), Italian actor Guy Lombardo(1902–1977), Canadian-American bandleader and musician John Lombardo(born 1952), American musician (alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs, folk duo John & Mary) Joseph Lombardo(born 1929), American Mafia figure Juan Lombardo(born 1927), Argentinean admiral, planned Operation Rosario Lucio Lombardo-Radice(1916–1982), Italian mathematician Massimo Lombardo(born 1973), Swiss footballer Matteo Lombardo(born 1985) Italian footballer Michelle Lombardo(born 1983), American model and actress Pietro Lombardo(1435–1515), Italian sculptor Raffaele Lombardo(born 1950), Italian politician Rosalia Lombardo(1918–1920), Italian girl and one of the last people placed in the catacombs of Palermo Rossana Lombardo(born 1962), Italian sprinter Stanley Lombardo(born 1943), American academic and translator Tony Lombardo(contemporary), American punk musician Tullio Lombardo(1460–1532), Italian sculptor, son of Pietro Lombardo Vicente Lombardo Toledano(1894–1968), Mexican labor leader From Wikipedia