Lombardi
An Italian surname meaning “from Lombardy” or “a Lombard,” originally tied to the northern Italian region and its people.
The #2,545 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 21,701 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Lombardi is the Italian plural form of Lombardo, meaning “a Lombard” or “from Lombardy.” The root goes back to the medieval name for the Lombards, a Germanic people who settled in Italy and gave their name to the region of Lombardy. As a surname, it would have identified someone by origin, family association, or ethnic identity rather than by occupation.
History
The surname is especially common in Italy, where many surnames formed from regional or ethnic labels. It spread more widely through Italian migration, especially to the Americas in the 19th and 20th centuries. In English-language records it may appear in both singular and plural-style forms, reflecting Italian naming patterns.
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Fun fact
Lombardy is one of Italy’s best-known surnames-by-origin regions, and the name ultimately reflects the Lombards, whose kingdom once played a major role in early medieval Italy.
From the historical record
“Lolo 82, 98, 112. Lombard 232. Lombardi 333. Lombineau 193. Lommer 252. Lommert 232. *Lomsk, Lomske 387. Longfellow 185, 595.”
— Die Personennamen, insbesondere die Familiennamen