Where Does the Mazzi Surname Come From?

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Mazzi, so the heraldry linked to Mazza is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Family name meaning

Behind the Mazzi surname stands Mazza, an Italian name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. The name is generally explained as “Club, mace”.

Mazzi and Mazza

The change of ending between Mazza and Mazzi reflects the Italian habit of naming a family in the plural or the singular. The same family of names includes Mazzola and Mazzoni.

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