Puccini Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

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

The meaning behind Puccini

Puccini sits within the Pucci family of names, which has Italian roots. In origin, the name means “Pet form of Jacopo”.

Puccini is built on the same root as Pucci, with the ending -ni. You may also find the name written Puccio. 526 Americans were listed as Puccini in the 2010 census. That puts it inside the top 50,000 US surnames. French civil records give 289 births under the name Puccini from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1951–1960. The name became more frequent over the century.

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