Fisichella (surname)

For other people, see Fisichella family and Fisichella (disambiguation).

Fisichella is an Italian surname, originally from Sicily, ^{[1] [2] [3]} present in around 130 Italian municipalities (as of 2020 ^[update] ). ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Etymology and history

Fisichella is an occupational surname, derived from Medieval Latin : physicus, lit.  'physician'. ^{[1] [3]}

It originated in the outskirts of Catania ^{[1] [7] [4]} during the Middle Ages, probably to indicate the daughter of a physician. ^{[1] [3]}

Between the 19th and the 20th century, the surname spread to Lombardy and Lazio. ^{[2] [7] [5] [6] [3]}

People named Fisichella

Further information: Fisichella family

Notable people with this family name include:

• Domenico Fisichella, chaplain of Misterbianco
• Francesco Fisichella, ambassador of the city of Catania to the royal court of Madrid since 1671
• Giuseppe Fisichella, justice of the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Sicily in 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1782
• Francesco Fisichella (1841–1908), priest, philosopher and jurist
• Domenico Fisichella (born 1935), academic and politician
• Salvatore Fisichella (born 1943), operatic tenor
• Rino Fisichella (born 1951), academic, theologian and archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church
• Giancarlo Fisichella (born 1973), racing driver
• Dimitri Fisichella (born 1974), television presenter and pitchman
• Marc Fisichella, art director and production designer ^{[8] [9]}
• Alec Fisichella, actor ^[a]
• David Fisichella (born 1960), author, mechanical engineer, and oceanographic services manager ^[12]

Notes and references

Notes

1. Starring in tv series (My Big Fat Fabulous Life, Filthy Rich) and films (Ma, All My Life, Breaking News in Yuba County). ^{[10] [11]}

References

1. "Fisichella – Origine del cognome" [Fisichella – Origins of the surname], Cognomix (in Italian), retrieved 8 February 2020
2. "Diffusione del cognome FISICHELLA" [Diffusion of the surname FISICHELLA], Cognomix (in Italian), retrieved 8 February 2020
3. Miranda, Francesco (19 October 2020), "L'origine dei cognomi: Pilo, Leocata, Corrao, Fisichella" [The origin of the surnames: Pilo, Leocata, Corrao, Fisichella], Cognomen omen, PalermoToday (in Italian), Palermo: CityNews, retrieved 3 April 2021
4. "Cognome Fisichella" [Surname Fisichella], CodiceInverso.it (in Italian), retrieved 8 February 2020
5. "Diffusione del cognome FISICHELLA" [Diffusion of the surname FISICHELLA], Mappa dei Cognomi (in Italian), retrieved 8 February 2020
6. "FISICHELLA (significato, origine, cognome, famiglia)" [FISICHELLA (meaning, origin, surname, family)], Gens (in Italian), retrieved 8 February 2020
7. "Fisichella: il cognome Fisichella" [Fisichella: the surname Fisichella], Alfemminile (in Italian), archived from the original on 14 August 2016, retrieved 8 February 2020
8. "Marc Fisichella". IMDb. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
9. "The 'Salem's Lot' Remake Is Once Again Without a Release Date". 24 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
10. "Alec Fisichella". IMDb. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
11. "My Big Fat Fabulous Life (TV Series 2015– ) – Alec Fisichella as Sailing Instructor". IMDb. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
12. "David Fisichella". LevantaTech. Retrieved 29 December 2025.

See also

• Fisichella family

External links

• "Apellido Fisichella" [Surname Fisichella], Apellidos del mundo (in Spanish), retrieved 22 April 2022