Marchetta: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Marchetta is a spelling of the Italian surname Marchetti. Its meaning, shared with Marchetti, is “Of little Marco”.

Marchetta coat of arms

Arms linked to Marchetti and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

How the spelling arose

The change of ending between Marchetti and Marchetta reflects the Italian habit of naming a family in the plural or the singular. You may also find the name written Marchetto, Marchini and De Marchi.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Marchetta surname had 439 bearers. That is enough to place it in the top 50,000 American surnames. For the full story, order the Marchetta surname pack.