Falcone Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Falcone last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Falcone last name
Meaning of the Falcone last name: falcon, falconer. Falcone comes from the Italian word for "falcon". It was a name for a falconer who trained hawks for a lord's hunt, or a nickname for someone keen-eyed and quick. The surname is most common in Sicily, Calabria, Campania and Apulia. A curious detail: falconry was so prized in medieval southern Italy that the emperor Frederick II wrote a famous book about it.
Arms associated with the Falcone name
Italian arms were often adopted by merchant and town families, not only by knights, so the Falcone name sits in a long civic tradition.
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Falcone name FAQ
What does the Falcone name mean?
Falcon, falconer. Common variants include Falconi, Falco, Falconieri.
Where does the Falcone surname come from?
It originates in Italy, and is also found in the United States, Argentina and Canada.
Is there a Falcone coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Falcone coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Researched by Herald Lab Research Studio, since 1993. Sources: De Felice, Dizionario dei cognomi italiani; Caffarelli & Marcato, I cognomi d'Italia.