The Gioio Family Name

The last name Gioio is a variant form of Gioia, a well-known Italian family name. It grew out of a personal name: “from the personal name Gioia, "joy”. The change of ending between Gioia and Gioio reflects the Italian habit of naming a family in the plural or the singular. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

You may also find the name written Gioiosa.

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