Giuliana: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Giuliana is how some branches of the Giuliani family came to write their name. It grew out of a personal name: “Of Giuliano (Julian)”. Giuliana and Giuliani differ only in the final vowel; Italian surnames often appear in singular and plural versions. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

The same family of names includes Giuliano and Giulian.

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