SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Arcorace

Origin and meaning

Surname of Greek-Byzantine origin, present in Reggio Calabria (city) and its province, in Caulonia. It derives from the Greek ἀρκουδάκι ("bear cub", a diminutive of "bear"), linked to the current Greek surname Arkudakis and to the place name Arcudaci of the Palmi area. Documented by Rohlfs, it presents sibling Sicilian forms (Arcoraci, Arcuraci, Arcolari) and belongs to the same onomastic family as Arcudi.

💡 The surname Arcorace also appears as variant of the surname Arcoraci in other studies consulted in this project.

Variants

Geographic distribution: Calabria

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This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary integrates the information available in specialized onomastic studies.

Sources

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

  • Rohlfs, G. (1974). Dizionario onomastico e toponomastico della Calabria: Prontuario filologico-geografico della Calabria. Longo Editore. Rohlfs, G. (1984). Dizionario storico dei cognomi della Sicilia orientale: Repertorio storico-etimologico. Centro di Studi Filologici e Linguistici Siciliani.