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Laurino Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Some records give Lauro; others give Laurino. Both point to the same Italian family name. The name is habitational, pointing to “from lauro, "laurel", or the personal name Lauro”.

  • Laurino carries the diminutive ending -ino, so it began as a ‘little’ or affectionate form of Lauro.
  • Related forms: Lauri.
  • Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

Heraldry and the Laurino name

Arms linked to Lauro and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Laurino surname pack.