About the Viscardi Surname

Some records give Visconti; others give Viscardi. Both point to the same Italian family name. Taken at its root, Viscardi points to “Viscount”.

Viscardi and Visconti

Viscardi is listed among the recognised spellings of Visconti. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Related forms: Visconte.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Viscardi with 440 bearers, at rank 48,060. That is enough to place it in the top 50,000 American surnames. From 1891 to 2000, 187 births in France were registered under Viscardi.

Heraldry and the Viscardi name

There is no single Viscardi family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Get the complete Viscardi report, with a museum-style coat of arms.