Last name origin & meaning: Italian: from a personal name borne by both men and women in Sicily
and southern Calabria. The name was apparently in origin a nickname
from Latin senator member of the Roman senate (Latin
senatus, a derivative of senex ‘old’), which later came
to be used as a title of magistrates in various Italian states. Famous people with this last name:
Frank Sinatra This name appears in the following lists:
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