Surname Angelantoni
Origin and meaning
The authors agree that the surname was formed by the composition of the two personal names Angelo (Angela) and Antonio.
E. Rossoni adds that the Angelantonj lineage would date back at least to 1505. In the last two centuries the surname comes from Tocco da Casauria, in Abruzzo.
💡 The surname Angelantoni also appears as compound of the surname Angeli in other studies consulted in this project.
Variants
Geographic distribution: Area of Umbria, Lazio and L'Aquila (Angelantoni); Abruzzo (Angelantonio, Angelantonj)
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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
- De Laurentiis, F. (2003). Cognomi occhiobellesi. Storia, curiosità, significati e classifiche. Occhiobello: Teatro Polivalente di Occhiobello (T.P.O.). Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20030516113456/http://www.comune.occhiobello.ro.it/cognomi/