Palanti is an Italian surname.
Diffusion The surname Palanti is present in Tuscany and Lombardy. Near Florence is the highest number of peoples named Palanti. In Lombardy there is a family branch with origin nearby Cremona and extension in Milan, Brescia and Roma.
Etymology The surname is from the Greek Pallas/Pallade.
Story The Lombard branch has documented origin since the 18th century from Casalbuttano.
Biographies Giuseppe Palanti, painter. Mario Palanti, architect. Riccardo Palanti, painter. Giancarlo Palanti, architect. Giuseppe Enzo Palanti, composer.
Bibliography Giovanni Triacchini, Genealogie casalbuttanesi, edited for giubileo AVIS, Casalbuttano, 1996
See also Palandomus Civico Mausoleo Palanti