Righetti Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

People called Righetti share their surname's story with Righi, its better-known spelling. Its meaning, shared with Righi, is “Son of Rigo (Enrico)”.

How the spelling arose

With the diminutive -etti, Righetti is a pet form of Righi that became a surname in its own right. The same family of names includes Rigo.

The 2010 US Census counted 426 people named Righetti, ranking it number 49,365 among American surnames. French civil records give 523 births under the name Righetti from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1951–1960.

Arms associated with the name

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