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)

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

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/