Manganello last name history??

Question

what does it mean?

where did it came from?

Answer 1

Hi, Bianca!

Here's what Ancestry says:

MANGANELLO Name Meaning and History

Southern Italian: from a diminutive of Mangano.

MANGANO:

occupational name from mangano ‘mangle’ (a device consisting of a pair of rollers used to press textiles and clothes) or ‘calender’ (a similar device used in making paper). The term mangano also denoted a bucket elevator (used for raising water from a well) and any of various other devices, including a catapult.

habitational name from Mangano, a place in Catania province, Sicily.

Neat, huh?  :o)

I hope that helps!

Answer 2

maybe italian?

xo!