According to the Dictionary of American Family Names, "Serafini" is a plural form of the surname "Serafino", which itself is an Italian given name. According to one website, the surname's origin dates to 400 B.C. There has been a suggestion that "Serafini" was a baptismal name rather than a surname in at least some cases in the 17th century. Serafini may refer to:

Amadeus Serafini (born 1990), American actor Andrew A. Serafini (born 1962), American politician from Maryland Anunciado Serafini (1898–1963), Argentine Roman Catholic Bishop Camillo Serafini (died 1952), Italian Marquis and Governor of Vatican City Cristina Serafini (born 1978), Italian actress Dan Serafini (born 1974), left-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher Dom Serafini (born 1949), Italian journalist and author, based in New York City Domenico Serafini (1852–1918), Italian cardinal Dorino Serafini (1909–2000), motorcycle road racer and racing driver Frank Serafini (born 1945), former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Giovanni Serafini (1786–1855), Italian cardinal Giulio Serafini (1867–1938), Italian cardinal Joe Serafini (born 1998), American actor Laurie Serafini (born 1958), former Australian rules footballer Luigi Serafini (artist) (born 1949), Italian artist, architect and designer Luigi Serafini (basketball) (born 1951), Italian basketball player Luigi Serafini (cardinal) (1808–1894), Italian Roman Catholic cardinal Matteo Serafini (born 1978), Italian football player Mattia Serafini (born 1983), Italian footballer Palmiro Serafini (born 1945), Italian ski mountaineer and former cross-country skier Renato Serafini (born 1953), former Australian rules footballer Ron Serafini (born 1953), retired professional ice hockey player Sebastiano Serafini (born 1990), Italian actor, model, musician and stylist Serafino de' Serafini, Italian painter Thaisa Serafini (born 1985), Brazilian professional squash player

Fictional characters Angelo Serafini, birthname of David Chow fictional character from the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless

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