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Probably originating from the provinces of Naples and Caserta, it could derive from the toponym Crisci in the Caserta area, but it cannot however be excluded that it may also derive from the Latin cognomen Criscius or Crixsius, in 1200 in Amalfi we find a Criscius Amalfitanus magister procurator, in Afragola, in a sentence of 1271 is cited as co-defendant a Criscius de Presbitero. additions provided by Giovanni Vezzelli The surname Crisci, at the base of which is an imperative form of the Latin verb cresco, comes from the medieval staff Crissius and Crescius, widespread throughout Italy. Source: F. Violi, Surnames in Modena and in the Modena area.
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