SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Fantato

Origin and meaning

E. Rossoni interprets Fantato as a patronymic form with the suffix -ato derived from the name Fante, so that it would designate families descended from someone named Fante. It is a not very frequent surname, characteristic of the Verona, Padua, Rovigo and Venice areas.

F. De Laurentiis proposes, on the other hand, that the surname derives from Fanti, without developing greater precisions in this respect.

Geographic distribution: Veneto

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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
  • 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/