What We Know About the Morabbito Surname

Written in a baptism entry or a ship's list, Morabbito usually leads back to Morabito. Read literally, Morabbito points to “Hermit”.

Related forms: Marabotto. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Morabbito adds “b” to Morabito, a small change that appeared as the name was written down.

Arms linked to Morabito and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Morabbito surname pack.