Gianotto: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Gianotto and Gianotti are two spellings with one history. At root, the name means “Little Gianni”.

• Gianotto and Gianotti differ only in the final vowel; Italian surnames often appear in both a singular and a plural form.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Gianotto coat of arms

Arms linked to Gianotti and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Get the complete Gianotto report, with a museum-style coat of arms.