Surname Grillo
Origin and meaning
From an nickname meaning "cricket", perhaps given originally to a cheerful person (the cricket is associated with cheerfulness).
💡 The surname Grillo also appears as variants of the surnames Agrillo, Grilletti and Grilli in other studies consulted in this project.
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This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary integrates the information available in specialized onomastic studies.
Sources
This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary is based on the following specialized onomastic sources:
- Research conducted by Surnames in Italy, the English-language project of Ancestros Italianos, based on the bibliography cited in the references.