Zagato Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Zagato is best understood alongside Zago: both are Italian spellings of one family name. At root, the name means “altar server”. Zagato is built on the same root as Zago, with the ending -ato. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Other spellings include Zaghi.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Zago surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. For the full story, order the Zagato surname pack.