SURNAMES IN ITALY

Bertocchio

This form is a variant of the surname Bertocchi.

Origin and meaning

According to E. Rossoni, it derives from modifications of the abbreviated form of names such as Roberto, Alberto, Umberto or Ruperto. Traces of the surname are documented in Bologna in the second half of the 15th century with the man of letters Dionysius Bertochus. Bertocchi has a Lombard cluster (Milan, Bergamo and Brescia areas), one between the Massa, Lucca and Bologna areas, and another in Trieste; Bertocco is clearly Venetian, typical of the Padua and Venice areas. Bertocchini is found in Tuscany and Emilia.

Anthroponymic. Fairly well known. From Bert, "bright".

Variants

Geographic distribution: Veneto (Padua and Venice area: Bertocco)

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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:

  • 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.