Pisani — Family Name, Records and Arms

Anyone researching Pisani should also look under Pisano. Its meaning, shared with Pisano, is “From Pisa”.

• The 2010 US Census counted 2,806 people named Pisani, ranking it number 11,269 among American surnames. That puts it among the top 25,000 US surnames.
• The change of ending between Pisano and Pisani reflects the Italian habit of naming a family in the plural or the singular.

Pisani coat of arms

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