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CONTI - Name Meaning & Origin

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Alternate Surname Spellings:

CONTE, CONTIELLO

Surname Origin:

Meaning & Origin:

From the Old French conte, meaning "count," the Conti surname denoted a person who worked for a count (noble) or was possibly himself a count.

Last Name Meaning & Genealogy Links for the Surname CONTI

Genealogy Resources for the Surname CONTI:

Meanings of Common Italian Surnames
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CONTI Family Genealogy Forum
Free message board is focused on descendants of Conti ancestors around the world.

FamilySearch - CONTI Genealogy
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Surname Finder - CONTI Genealogy & Family Resources
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References: Surname Meanings & Origins

Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1967.

Dorward, David. Scottish Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998.

Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003.

Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press, 1989.

Hanks, Patrick. Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press, 2003.

Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University Press, 1997.

Smith, Elsdon C. American Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997.


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