Lanza Family History
Lanza Name Meaning
Italian: from a dialect or old form of Lancia. Italian: from a short form of a personal name formed with the suffix -lanza or -lancia, as for example Francalanza and Giallanza. Spanish: from lanza ‘lance’, either a nickname for a soldier (lancer) or occupational name for a lance maker.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press