Cirilli Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

The spelling Cirilli grew out of Cirillo, an Italian surname with a long paper trail.

The change of ending between Cirillo and Cirilli reflects the Italian habit of naming a family in the plural or the singular. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

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