Fontani Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Fontani is best understood together with Fontana: both are Italian spellings of one family name.

Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The change of ending between Fontana and Fontani reflects the Italian habit of naming a family in the plural or the singular.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Fontani, so the heraldry linked to Fontana is a starting point, not an automatic right. Want more than a summary? See the Fontani family name pack.