SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Di Bartolo

Origin and meaning

E. Rossoni notes that this surname derives from the personal name Bartolomeo, and places its presence mainly in Sicily and in the L'Aquila area.

F. De Laurentiis agrees that the base is the name Bartolo, an abbreviated form of Bartolomeo, but places the surname in the northeast of Italy, in the regions of Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trentino-Alto Adige, with extension as far as Emilia-Romagna.

Variants

Altered forms and derivatives

Compounds

Geographic distribution: Veneto

📍 You can view how this surname is distributed in Italy: View distribution in Italy (Cognomix)

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/