SURNAMES IN ITALY

Bernascóne

This form is a variant of the surname Bernasconi.

Origin and meaning

The authors agree that Bernasconi is a surname of the Lombardy area, derived from the place name Bernasca.

E. De Felice describes it as a surname of the Lombardy area, especially of the city of Milan, formed from the place name Bernasca, a locality and small centre near Camnago Volta, in the province of Como.

Surnames in Italy specifies that it derives from Bernasca, a hamlet of Camnago Faloppio (in the Como area). It is noted that the meaning of the term is mysterious, as well as very old: it is grouped with other place names such as Valle Bernasca, a disappeared locality of Monza, as well as Bernareggio, Barlassina and Barni, around which there was a Mons barnascus already attested in 998.

Variants

Geographic distribution: Lombardy, Milan

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Drawing on 2 authors, this entry presents the different hypotheses about the origin of the surname, avoiding a single oversimplified explanation.

Sources

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

  • De Felice, E. (1978). Dizionario dei cognomi italiani. Milano: Mondadori.
  • Research conducted by Surnames in Italy, the English-language project of Ancestros Italianos, based on the bibliography cited in the references.