Surname Cassanego
Origin and meaning
E. Rossoni notes that this surname derives from an old place name: Cassanego, a medieval locality that was once an independent municipality, near Borso del Grappa, in the Treviso area, in the Veneto. Rossoni adds that this locality owes its name to San Cassiano.
F. De Laurentiis agrees that the base of the surname is the place name Cassanego, in the vicinity of Borso del Grappa, in the Treviso area, without adding additional information.
Geographic distribution: Treviso area (Veneto)
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This entry brings together what 2 authors propose about the origin of the surname. In some cases they agree and reinforce a single hypothesis; in others, they contribute different views worth considering.
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
- De Laurentiis, F. (2003). Cognomi occhiobellesi. Storia, curiosità, significati e classifiche. Occhiobello: Teatro Polivalente di Occhiobello (T.P.O.). Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20030516113456/http://www.comune.occhiobello.ro.it/cognomi/