DEGIORGIO

This surname was first recorded in Malta in the early seventeenth century, with one Caterina De Giorgio born in Valletta in 1622.

Of Italian origin and is a patronymic form of the surname Giorgio, referring to the offspring of someone earning that name.

Eagles in heraldry refer to boldness and a person of action whilst a chequy or checkered pattern can refer to a person who dealt with valuable assets and commodities (a ‘checker’).