SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Birolini

Origin and meaning

According to E. Rossoni, originating from the Bergamo area. It could derive from the dialectal term birlo (spinning top) through a nickname.

Common noun. Fairly well known. From the Lombard word pirlo, "spinning top".

Geographic distribution: Lombardy (Bergamo area)

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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.