About the Ciciliano Surname

Some records give Siciliano; others give Ciciliano. Both point to the same Italian family name. Its meaning, shared with Siciliano, is “Sicilian”.

• Spelled with “c” instead of “s”, Ciciliano shows how the same name was heard and written differently.
• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.
• The same family of names includes Siciliani and Sicilia.

Ciciliano coat of arms

Arms linked to Siciliano and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Research your Ciciliano family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.