The Innocente Family Name

Innocente belongs to the Innocenti family of names, which has Italian roots. At root, the name means “a name given to foundlings, "innocents”.

How the spelling arose

The change of ending between Innocenti and Innocente reflects the Italian habit of naming a family in the plural or the singular. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The same family of names includes Degl'Innocenti.

Heraldry and the Innocente name

There is no single Innocente family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Get the complete Innocente report, with a museum-style coat of arms.