Italian surname
Curly-haired
Descriptive surname
Ricci is an Italian descriptive surname meaning 'curly' or 'curly-haired', from 'riccio'. It was applied to people with curly hair. The name is common throughout Italy, especially in the center and north.
Related forms include Rizzo in southern Italy. The surname remains frequent and preserves a clear physical description of an ancestor.
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Curly-haired. From Italian "riccio" (curly).
Ricci is a Italian-origin surname. Popularity varies widely by country and region, and the same surname can be common in one place and rare in another.
Yes. Surnames, especially occupational and descriptive ones like this, were often adopted independently by many unrelated families who happened to share a trade, appearance, or location.
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