Fenech is a surname about whose origins there are several hypotheses. The most notable is the meaning of "rabbit", since fenek is rabbit in Maltese. This in turn comes from the Arabic word for fox, فنك which like the rabbit has large ears as its distinguishing feature and may have been confused during the development of the Maltese language, which is a descendant of the Siculo-Arabic dialect. The word is also thought to be a respelling of Fenich, the German for millet farmer. A possible Iranian derivation of the word has also been suggested.
Rizzo is a surname of Italian origin, denoting a person with curly hair or a variation of the surnames Ricci and Risso.
Camilleri is a common surname in Malta and, to a lesser extent, in Italy. The surname is believed to have originated in the 12th century and derives from the Latin term "camelarius".
Scholz is a German surname. It is the East Central German and Silesian version of the name Schulz, Schultz, Schultheiss.
Maltese Australians are Australian citizens who are fully or partially of Maltese descent or Malta-born people who reside in Australia. While most of them emigrated to Australia from Malta, a number emigrated from the United Kingdom where they had settled after having been expelled from Egypt, as holders of British passports, during the Suez Crisis. According to the 2021 Census, there were 198,989 people of Maltese descent in Australia and 35,413 Malta-born people residing in the country at the moment of the census.
Agius is a surname of Maltese origin. People with this surname include:
Calleja is a surname found in Spain and Malta. It is unclear whether the Maltese and Spanish surnames are related or a coincidence, perhaps caused by romanization.
Borg is a common surname in the Nordic countries as well as in Malta. Borg may refer to:
Barrell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Briffa is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Galea is a surname of Maltese origin. It is also common to parts of Spain and southern Italy. Notable people with the surname include:
Buttigieg is a Maltese surname, derived from Sicilian Arabic أبو الدجاج Abu-d-dajāj(i), meaning 'chicken owner, poulterer'. People with the name include:
Buhagiar is a surname concentrated mainly in Malta, which may be its originating country too. Notable people with the surname include:
Vella is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
The surname O'Loughlin is an Anglicised form of the Irish Ó Lochlainn meaning "descendant of Lochlann". According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Loughlins were a chiefly family of the Corco Modhruadh tribe who in turn came from the Erainn tribe who were the second wave of Celts to settle in Ireland from about 500 to 100 BC.
Bonnici is a Maltese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Justice is a surname, sometimes by birth and occasionally adopted as part of a pseudonym.
Pullicino is a Maltese and Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Zerafa is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Pisani is an Italian surname which is also common in Malta. Notable people with the surname include:
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