SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Consònni

Origin and meaning

The authors agree that this surname has a Lombard toponymic origin, derived from the place called Consonno. E. De Felice places it in northern Lombardy, with frequent presence in Milan, and links it to the place name Consònno, in the Como area. E. Rossoni agrees on the origin and specifies that the surname derives from a nickname based on that same place name, noting a distribution that covers the provinces of Milan, Varese, Como, Lecco and Bergamo.

On the base place name, Consonno is considered a frazione of the municipality of Olginate, in the Como area, and its meaning is obscure. It is related to other place names of the same area —such as Caronno, Saronno, Capronno, Oggionno and Biassono— that share an ending of probable Celtic origin.

Geographic distribution: Absolutely Lombard, especially of the provinces of Milan, Varese, Como, Lecco and Bergamo.

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Comparative analysis based on 3 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:

  • 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
  • Research conducted by Surnames in Italy, the English-language project of Ancestros Italianos, based on the bibliography cited in the references.