Does anyone know the origins of the surname Parri?

Question

This is my biological grandfathers surname, he was from Italy but that's all i know, i would like to know where in Italy this surname may come from and any other information about it

Answer 1

What Tired said it's right for the derivation from 'Pater', but Pàrri is a very famous Tuscan last name (Tuscany region)that derives from the apheresis (reduction) of the dialectal form 'Gaspàrri', then derived from the name 'Gàspare' or 'Gaspàrre' (Caspar, Casper, Jasper), so 'Parri' means 'belonging to the Gàspare's family. In its turn 'Gaspare' derives from ancient Persian 'Gathàspar', quietly meaning 'lightning': Ciao.
Italiano D.O.C.

Answer 2

ITALIAN

Spelling variations of this family name include: Parrino, Parrinello, Parrinelli, Parrinu, Patrinu, Padrino, Parri, Parrelli, Parrini, Parin and many more.

First found in Messina, formerly Promontorium or Pelorum, a city of Sicily and capital of the province of Messina.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Giuseppa Lepari, who came from Palermo, arriving at Ellis island in 1894; Giovanni Lepari of Galluccio, who came to Ellis Island in 1897; Angelina Parrino of Cermine, Italy, who came to Ellis Island in 1899.