Mazza Family History
Mazza Name Meaning
Italian:: nickname or metonymic occupational name from mazza ‘club mace sledge hammer’ denoting either a destructive individual or a mace bearer. nickname for a destructive individual from a derivative of Italian (am)mazzare ‘to kill or destroy’ (from Latin mactare). alternatively from a short form of Giacomazzo a pejorative derivative of the personal name Giacomo .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022