La%20civita Family History
La%20civita Name Meaning
Italian: from the feminine definite article la + the placename Civita (from Latin civitas ‘town’) the name of various places notably in central Italy such as Civita Castellana in Viergo Civitaluparella (Chieti) Civitavecchia (Rome). The surname is either a habitational name from one of these place or a topographic name for someone who lived in a city.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022