The authors agree that this surname is of Emilian origin and predominantly Jewish, derived from the place name Scandiano, a locality located in the Reggio Emilia area, in Emilia-Romagna. It is a surname of toponymic type, that is, formed from the name of a specific geographic place, a habitual practice in the Italian onomastic tradition of the Jewish communities, which adopted surnames based on place names at the moment of their official registration.

E. De Felice characterizes it as an Emilian surname of predominantly Jewish character. E. Rossoni adds that it is a very infrequent surname and specifies its geographic link with the Reggio Emilia area.