What does my last name, "Donofrio" mean? I know it's Italian, what doe

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What does my last name, "Donofrio" mean? I know it's Italian, what does it mean though?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Hey Sparkling,

Means "son of Onofrio".

Spelling variations of this family name include: D'Onofrio, D'Onofri, Nofri, Noferi, Noferini, Onofrio and many more.

First found in Emilia. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Luigi Donofrio, who came to Ashtabula Co., OH sometime between 1875 and 1906; and Noto Onofrio, who arrived in Boston sometime between 1913 and 1914