SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Di Pietro

Origin and meaning

E. Rossoni notes that this surname derives from the proper name Pietro and has presence throughout the centre and south of Italy, with special concentration in Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Puglia and the eastern zone of Sicily.

F. Miranda describes it as a patronymic, where the prefix Di indicates "of the family of..." Pietro, the first bearer of the surname. This same function is fulfilled by its sibling variant De Pietro. Miranda documents its distribution in the centre-south of Italy —Abruzzo, Sicily, Campania, Molise and Puglia— with ramifications in Lombardy, Tuscany, Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna and the Marche.

In Sicily, Miranda records presence in all the provinces, with greater concentration in the Messina area, the Catania area, and in the Palermo and Syracuse areas. In the Enna area it is documented in localities such as Nicosia, Piazza Armerina and Enna, among others.

💡 The surname Di Pietro also appears as variants of the surnames Pietra and Pietro in other studies consulted in this project.

Variants

Altered forms and derivatives

Geographic distribution: All of central and southern Italy especially Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Puglia and eastern Sicily

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

Comparative analysis based on 2 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:

  • Rossoni, E. (2002). Origine e storia dei cognomi italiani. Retrieved from https://www.cognomiitaliani.org
  • Miranda, F. (2013). I cognomi di Regalbuto, Catenanuova e Centuripe. Ginevra Bentivoglio EditoriA.