Longino Family History
Longino Name Meaning
Italian: from the personal name Longino from Latin Longinus from longus ‘long tall’. The name is found mainly in northeastern Italy which was the center of the cult of San Longino a soldier who according to legend was martyred at Cappadocia. Medieval legend also had it that this was the name of the soldier who pierced Christ's side with a spear at the Crucifixion.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022