SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Anesa

Origin and meaning

The authors agree that the surname is of toponymic origin, linked to the Val Seriana area.

E. Rossoni derives it from the name of the locality of Anesa, cited in a text of 1516, or from the name of the Anesa stream in the Val Seriana.

It is considered, along a complementary line, to be a recurrent ethnic surname, derived from the Celtic tribe of the Anesiates, linked to the minor place name Nese.

Geographic distribution: Bergamo area: especially Vertova, Fiorano al Serio, Peia, Albino and Gazzaniga

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Comparative analysis based on 2 authors: where they agree, the hypothesis is strengthened; where they differ, the alternative interpretations are presented.

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.