About the Sicilia Surname

The last name Sicilia is a variant form of Siciliano, an Italian family name. Name scholars give the meaning as “Sicilian”. Records show Sicilia as one of the forms Siciliano took over time. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

Other spellings include Siciliani and Ciciliano.

Arms linked to Siciliano and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Get the complete Sicilia report, with a museum-style coat of arms.