Fisichella is an Italian surname, originally from Sicily, present in around 130 Italian municipalities ().
Etymology and history
Fisichella is an occupational surname, derived from .
It originated in the outskirts of Catania during the Middle Ages, probably to indicate the daughter of a physician.
Between the 19th and the 20th century, the surname spread to Lombardy and Lazio.
People named Fisichella
Notable people with this family name include:
- Domenico Fisichella, chaplain of Misterbianco
- Francesco Fisichella, ambassador of the city of Catania to the royal court of Madrid since 1671
- Giuseppe Fisichella, justice of the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Sicily in 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1782
- Francesco Fisichella (1841âÂÂ1908), priest, philosopher and jurist
- Domenico Fisichella (born 1935), academic and politician
- Salvatore Fisichella (born 1943), operatic tenor
- Rino Fisichella (born 1951), academic, theologian and archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church
- Giancarlo Fisichella (born 1973), racing driver
- Dimitri Fisichella (born 1974), television presenter and pitchman
- Marc Fisichella, art director and production designer
- Alec Fisichella, actor
- David Fisichella (born 1960), author, mechanical engineer, and oceanographic services manager
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