SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Cacciatore

Origin and meaning

The authors agree that the surname derives from a nickname linked to the skill in hunting of the one who originally bore it.

F. Miranda specifies that it is a patronymic —that is, a form derived from the name of the father— with an indication of trade or activity, in which the name of the progenitor was lost while only the appellative survived. The surname has independent origins in different regions of Italy and is present in specific areas of Sicily, Puglia, Abruzzo, Piedmont, Lazio, Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany.

E. Rossoni notes specific areas in Piedmont, Abruzzo, Lazio, Puglia and Sicily as those of greatest presence of the surname.

Geographic distribution: Present throughout Italy, with clusters in Piedmont, Abruzzo, Lazio, Puglia and Sicily

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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
  • Miranda, F. (2013). I cognomi di Regalbuto, Catenanuova e Centuripe. Ginevra Bentivoglio EditoriA.