SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname D'Aquino

Origin and meaning

The authors agree in noting a toponymic origin from Aquino, a locality located in the province of Frosinone, in central Italy. E. Rossoni adds that an origin from the Latin surname Aquinus is also possible, referring to the word AQUINO for further development. Rossoni places the surname as typical of the centre and south of Italy.

💡 The surname D'Aquino also appears as variant of the surname Aquino in other studies consulted in this project.

Geographic distribution: Typical of the centre and south of Italy.

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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:

  • Rossoni, E. (2002). Origine e storia dei cognomi italiani. Retrieved from https://www.cognomiitaliani.org
  • Patti Holmes, G. (2018). Alla scoperta dei cognomi siciliani. Retrieved from https://www.ilsicilia.it