Manfredini Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

In census returns, Manfredini often stands in for Manfredi. At root, the name means “Man of peace”. Manfredini carries the diminutive ending -ini, so it began as a ‘little’ or affectionate form of Manfredi. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Related forms: Manfredo.

220 Americans were listed as Manfredini in the 2010 census. That puts it inside the top 100,000 US surnames. From 1891 to 2000, 241 births in France were registered under Manfredini. There were 5 such births in the 1890s and 18 in the 1990s.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Manfredi surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Want more than a summary? See the Manfredini family name pack.