Meaning & History
Piraino is an Italian surname, typically belonging to the locational category, derived from the town of the same name in Sicily. The name directly originates from Piraino, a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina, situated on the northern coast of the island about 60 kilometres west of Messina. Such surnames were often taken by families who moved from one place to another, using the name of their birthplace as a means of identification. The Sicilian form of the name is Piràinu.