Passero Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

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

Meaning of the name

Not every Passero is related, but the name itself grew out of Passeri. Read literally, Passero points to “Sparrow”.

Passero and Passeri differ only in the final vowel; Italian surnames often appear in both a singular and a plural form. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Other spellings include Passarelli. According to the 2010 US Census, the Passero surname had 942 bearers. It sits within the 50,000 most common last names in the country.

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