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 | === Surnames for Abandoned Children  ===  |  | === Surnames for Abandoned Children  ===  | 
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 | Abandoned infants had surnames assigned to them by the foundling homes where they were abandoned and often a new surname may be assigned to the infant when placed with a wet nurse in a foster family. For more on this, [http://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Italian_Infant_Abandonment see here].    |  | Abandoned infants had surnames assigned to them by the foundling homes where they were abandoned and often a new surname may be assigned to the infant when placed with a wet nurse in a foster family. For more on this, [http://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Italian_Infant_Abandonment see here].    | 
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 | == Surnames - nobility and wealthy land owners  ==  |  | == Surnames - nobility and wealthy land owners  ==  |