Soprano Family History
Soprano Name Meaning
Italian:: from the personal name documented as Sopranus in the 13th century. from the adjective soprano ‘higher situated above’ used as a topographic name for someone who lived at the top end of a place on a hillside. from the noun soprano denoting a kind of long overgarment and presumably used for a habitual wearer or a maker of such apparel.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022