SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Alborghetti

Origin and meaning

The authors agree that the surname is related to a term linked to lodging or settlement.

E. Rossoni derives it from a dialectal nickname related to the trade of innkeeper or host of the founders of the lineage.

It is considered, along a more etymological line, to be a surname derived from a widespread common noun. It echoes the Gothic baurgs —through the Latin burgus— ("fortified place" and later "protected inhabited centre"), or should be related to the word, also Gothic, haribergo ("military lodging"), from which comes the Italian albergo.

Geographic distribution: Bergamo and numerous municipalities of the area, area of Brescia (Rovato, Chiari), area of Lecco (Calolziocorte, Lecco), Trieste

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This entry brings together what 2 authors propose about the origin of the surname. In some cases they agree and reinforce a single hypothesis; in others, they contribute different views worth considering.

Sources

This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary is based on the following specialized onomastic sources:

  • Rossoni, E. (2002). Origine e storia dei cognomi italiani. Retrieved from https://www.cognomiitaliani.org
  • Research conducted by Surnames in Italy, the English-language project of Ancestros Italianos, based on the bibliography cited in the references.