Our Italian Surnames

This book is full of valuable information. Although, it is more like a textbook, I enjoy learning and liked reading it. Since it's an older book, I was hoping it would have all the surnames of my ancestors. It didn't, but was able to figure them out between the book & online. The book I received was yellow instead of the green shown.

very well researched, ....lots of info, and it all makes sense, most helpful if you a bit of the Italian language. One of the big take-aways is that the common folk did not get surnames until the 1400-1500 AD period in Italy and in Europe, unless you came from the highest level of society.

It's teaching me a lot about my ancestors and is a great help when researching online.

Excellent academic work. A must for anyone working with Italian genealogy.

Doing genealogy sometimes is frustrating when you don't speak or read the language. This book has been very helpful. Thanks to this author's diligence I now can decipher names.

ok

I found the book easy to read and the selection of names was extensive with many suggestions for further reading. A great help in my research into our family history.

I liked it --sort of. Was like reading a text book. Didn't get all the info I was looking for either.

Using for genealogy purposes. Has a fairly comprehensive list of surnames, just not the ones I needed.

If you ever were interested in learning how Italian surnames were formed then this is a book you will like reading.