The Masini Family Name

It is easy to miss Masini in an index if you only search for Masi. In origin, the name means “from Maso, a short form of Tommaso”.

How the spelling arose

Masini carries the diminutive ending -ini, so it began as a ‘little’ or affectionate form of Masi.

459 Americans were listed as Masini in the 2010 census. That puts it inside the top 50,000 US surnames. Between 1891 and 2000, 707 babies born in France were registered as Masini, with the most births in 1961–1970.

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