Testi Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Some records give Testa; others give Testi. Both point to the same Italian family name. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Head”.

• Related forms: Testoni and Testani.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.
• Testi and Testa differ only in the final vowel; Italian surnames often appear in both a singular and a plural form.

Heraldry and the Testi name

There is no single Testi family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Get the complete Testi report, with a museum-style coat of arms.