Scala Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Scala last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
Order your pack and our heraldry team researches and paints the Scala coat of arms for you.
Meaning and origin of the Scala last name
Meaning of the Scala last name: stairway. Scala is an Italian surname from scala, "stairway, ladder", often for a family from one of the places called Scala, such as Scala above Amalfi. The last name is found across southern Italy. Curiously, Milan's La Scala stands where a church founded by Beatrice della Scala of Verona once stood.
Arms associated with the Scala name
In Italy townspeople used a coat of arms as well as knights, and heraldry associated with the Scala name shares that civic tradition.
Get your full Scala family history
This is only a glimpse of the Scala story. The full Scala history report goes much deeper into where the name began, who carried it and how the family spread, and it comes with a museum-style painted Scala coat of arms. Get the full Scala report.
Scala name FAQ
What does the Scala name mean?
Stairway. Common variants include Scali, Della Scala.
Where does the Scala surname come from?
It originates in Italy, and is also found in Argentina, Brazil and the United States.
Is there a Scala coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Scala coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: De Felice, Dizionario dei cognomi italiani; Caffarelli & Marcato, I cognomi d'Italia.