Gherardi

Gherardi is a surname of Northern Italian origin. It is most common in the regions of Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy and Tuscany. The name comes from the Germanic words gari > ger- (meaning 'spear') and -hard (meaning 'hard/strong/brave'). The first family recorded to have this name in 970 AD, were the Gherardinghi family who owned five castles in Tuscany. The name has since been shortened and many variations of the name can be found throughout Italy. According to Italy Gen, about 1800 people with the last name of Gherardi still reside in Northern Italy. Worldwide there are about 2500 people with this last name.

Some examples of known people with the last name:

Alessandro Gherardi (born 1988), Italian footballer
Anna Maria Gherardi (1939–2014), Italian actress and voice actress
Antonio Gherardi (1638–1702), Italian painter, architect and sculptor
Bancroft Gherardi (1832–1903), U.S. Navy rear admiral
Bancroft Gherardi, Jr. (1873–1941), American electrical engineer
Cristofano Gherardi (1508–1556), Italian painter
Évariste Gherardi (1663–1700), Italian actor and playwright
Filippo Gherardi (1643–1704), Italian painter
Francesca Gherardi (1955–2013), Italian zoologist, ethologist, and ecologist
Giuseppe Gherardi (1750–1828), Italian painter, active in the Neoclassic style
Lorenzo Gherardi (1645–1727), Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Recanati e Loreto
Maffeo Gherardi (1406–1492), Cardinal of Venice
Marcella Gherardi Michelangeli (born 1943), Italian former actress and singer
Piero Gherardi (1909–1971), Italian film costume and set designer

See also