SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Cogórno

Origin and meaning

The authors agree that the surname derives from the place name Cogorno, a locality of the province of Genoa, in the region of Liguria. E. De Felice notes that the surname is frequent in Genoa and in the Ligurian Levante. E. Rossoni agrees with that distribution, although he broadens the area of presence to the Alessandria area, and specifies that the surname arose as a nickname linked to the mentioned place name before becoming a surname. P. Regati considers it typical of the locality of Cogorno itself.

Geographic distribution: Genoa area, Alessandria area

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Drawing on 3 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.
  • Rossoni, E. (2002). Origine e storia dei cognomi italiani. Retrieved from https://www.cognomiitaliani.org
  • Regati, P. (2003). Cognomi genovesi e liguri. Retrieved from https://digilander.libero.it/paolore2/cult_tradiz/cognomi.html