Well, with a probabilty of 99.99% I have an ancestor named Giovanni Battista Figallo which I found referenced in a notarial act of 1535. A nobleman and a Knight of Malta. Saint. John the Baptist was and is the patron saint of that Order, making the choice of name in this case indicative of a family ...

Sul cognome Figallo, ho appena trovato questo relatato ad un probabile cavaliere di Malta -

http://www.storiamediterranea.it/public/md1_dir/b494.pdf

"Asp, Nd, notaio Giovanni Occhipinti, vol. 3705, 29 marzo 1535. Gli onorabili Antonio Prohasco e Giovanni Battista Figallo, vendono a fra Simone de ...

EDIT: Historical correction, when the time Italy got united Malta was part of the British Empire not of the Regno delle Due Sicilie. So much so that the British basically officially kicked in their project of cultural deitalianisation of Malta and anglicisation of Malta when Italy got united because ...

Anastasi is an Italian, or primarily Sicilian surname. Yes, there are Anastasi in Malta as well but people dealing with geneaology should be the least to assume that a Maltese surname is restricted to those commonly perceived as Maltese people. Malta was inseparable from Sicily throughout all its ...

In Malta, Darmanin actually originated from Italy, at least from what I remember from Mario Cassar's etymological dictionary of Maltese surnames (or rather the surnames of those resident in Malta). I will have to confirm this when I have the book in my possession, as it is currently not.

Un saluto a tutti da Malta,

My paternal grandmother, Maltese, was also surnamed Figallo. Her name was Concetta Figallo bearing an Italian first name as was a secular tradition in Malta before the British deemed it fit to mess with Malta's Italian heritage. In relation to this, I provide you one of ...