SURNAMES IN ITALY

D'Andria

This form is a variant of the surname Andria.

Origin and meaning

The authors agree that the surname was formed from the place name Andria, in the Bari area.

E. De Felice specifies that it was also formed from the corresponding gentilic. He identifies it as a surname of Puglia, which also penetrated the Naples area.

E. Rossoni agrees on the toponymic base for the continental clusters, although he considers possible a derivation from the Greek name Andros. He notes that, in Sardinian, Andria is equivalent to the name Andrea.

Variants

Altered forms and derivatives

Geographic distribution: Puglia, Naples

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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:

  • 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