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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese : from a medieval personal name (Latin Felicianus, a derivative of Felix). The name was borne by a number of early saints, most notably a 3rd-century bishop of Foligno and apostle of Umbria.

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