Visconte Surname Guide

It is easy to miss Visconte in an index if you only search for Visconti. The family name meaning is “Viscount”, the same as for Visconti.

Family crest and blazon

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Visconti surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

A variant of Visconti

The change of ending between Visconti and Visconte reflects the Italian habit of naming a family in the plural or the singular. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Related forms: Viscardi.

Get the complete Visconte report, with a museum-style coat of arms.