Perotto Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Perotto belongs to the Perotti family of names, which has Italian roots. The name is generally explained as “Little Peter”.

Family crest and blazon

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

Perotto and Perotti

The change of ending between Perotti and Perotto reflects the Italian habit of naming a family in the plural or the singular. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Other spellings include Pero.

From 1891 to 2000, 749 births in France were registered under Perotto. Names that sound alike, such as Perot, Proietto and Perrot, are easily confused in old records. Research your Perotto family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.