The surname Palanti is present in Tuscany and Lombardy. Near Florence is the highest number of peoples named Palanti. In Lombardy there is a family branch with origin nearby Cremona and extension in Milan, Brescia and Roma.

The surname is from the Greek Pallas/Pallade.

The Lombard branch has documented origin since the 18th century from Casalbuttano.

• Giuseppe Palanti, painter.
• Mario Palanti, architect.
• Riccardo Palanti, painter.
• Giancarlo Palanti, architect.
• Giuseppe Enzo Palanti, composer.

• Giovanni Triacchini, Genealogie casalbuttanesi, edited for giubileo AVIS, Casalbuttano, 1996

• Palandomus
• Civico Mausoleo Palanti