Lio Family History
Lio Name Meaning
Italian (southern): most likely a variant of Leo from a local form but possibly also from a shortened form of a name such as Leonardo Leopardo or from Greek leios ‘smooth glossy’ presumably applied as a nickname. Catalan (Lió): habitational name from Lió in Girona province Catalonia (Spain). This surname is very rare in Spain. Chinese: alternative Cantonese Romanization of the surname 廖 see Liao .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022