About the Piccoli Surname

Spelling was not fixed until the modern era, so Piccolo could easily become Piccoli. Its meaning, shared with Piccolo, is “little”.

Heraldry and the Piccoli name

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

How the spelling arose

The change of ending between Piccolo and Piccoli reflects the Italian habit of naming a family in the plural or the singular. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. You may also find the name written Piccolini.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Piccoli surname had 697 bearers. French birth records list 693 children named Piccoli between 1891 and 2000. For the full story, order the Piccoli surname pack.