Albertino — Family Name, Records and Arms

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

The meaning behind Albertino

Before spelling settled in the modern era, so Albertini could easily become Albertino. The name is generally explained as “Little Alberto”.

The change of ending between Albertini and Albertino reflects the Italian habit of naming a family in the plural or the singular. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. From 1891 to 2000, 161 births in France were registered under Albertino.

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