Mantovano Family Crest & Name History

The spelling Mantovano grew out of Mantovani, an Italian surname with a long paper trail. Like many surnames, it began with a place: “From Mantua”.

Mantovano and Mantovani

The change of ending between Mantovani and Mantovano 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. The same family of names includes Mantoan and Mantoani.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Mantovani and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

For the full story, order the Mantovano surname pack.