Yes that's why he was called Leonarda da Vinci, the literal translation is Leonardo of Vinci, he didn't have a surname when he was born so he was called Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (Leonardo son...
i assume that it's because of the way we index names. like Fred Johanson could be Johanson, Fred. and it is much easier to find an author/artist based on their last name because there are probably...