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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Italian : habitational name from any of numerous places named for a local church or shrine dedicated to St. John (San Giovanni), as for example San Giovanni de Gerace in Reggio Calabria, San Giovanni a Piro in Salerno, San Giovanni Gemini in Agrigento, Sicily, or San Giovanni in Galdo in Campobasso.

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