Scuderi Family History
Scuderi Surname Meaning
Italian (Sicily): status name equivalent to Squire from scudiero scutiero dialect scuteri ‘shieldbearer’ (from medieval Latin scutarius an agent derivative of scutum ‘shield’).
In Byzantium the Greek word skoutarios denoted a member of the imperial guard.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
