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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Spanish and Portuguese (a Gypsy name) : unexplained.
  • Spanish : possibly a habitational name from Triano, the Castilianized name of the Basque towns called Abanto and Urtuella, in Biscay province, Basque Country.
  • Possibly Italian : this is a rare name in Italy, found in Basilicata, and may be a habitational name from a lost or unidentified minor place.

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