Contino Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Contino, so the heraldry linked to Contini is a starting point, not an automatic right.

What Contino means

Records tie Contino closely to Contini. Its meaning, shared with Contini, is “Little count”.

The change of ending between Contini and Contino reflects the Italian habit of naming a family in the plural or the singular. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. In the 2010 US Census, 1,427 Americans gave Contino as their last name (rank 19,075). Between 1891 and 2000, 128 babies born in France were registered as Contino, with the most births in 1971–1980.

Research your Contino family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.