Surname Allegri

Origin and meaning

From an Italian nickname derived from Allegro means "fast, lively". This is another Italian last name which is related to music and musical instruments. It means ‘cheerful’ or ‘brisk tempo’.

💡 The surname Allegri also appears as altered form of the surname Allegra in other studies consulted in this project.

Variants

📍 You can view how this surname is distributed in Italy: View distribution in Italy (Cognomix)

Entry compiled from specialized sources on Italian surname studies.

Sources

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

  • Research conducted by Surnames in Italy, the English-language project of Ancestros Italianos, based on the bibliography cited in the references.