Liotta is an Italian surname[1][2][3] that is most prevalent in the region of Sicily.[1] It is also found among the American, Argentine, and French Italian diaspora.[2][3]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Dennis C. Liotta, American chemist
- Domingo Liotta (1924–2022), Argentine surgeon
- Jay Alan Liotta, United States Department of Defense official
- Jeanne Liotta (born 1960), American visual artist
- Lance Liotta (born 1947), American biologist
- Ray Liotta (1954–2022), American actor, voice actor, and film producer
- Shawn Liotta (born 1980), American indoor football coach
- Silvio Liotta (1935–2018), Italian politician
References
edit- ^ a b "Diffusione del cognome Liotta". cognomix.it (in Italian). Retrieved March 19, 2020.
Ci sono circa 820 famiglie Liotta in Italia.
- ^ a b "Liotta Surname Distribution". forebears.io. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
Approximately 6,969 people bear this surname.
- ^ a b "Liotta Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
Italian: variant of Leotta.