SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Fubini

Origin and meaning

E. De Felice notes that it is a surname of Piedmont, frequently of Jewish origin, formed from the place name Fubine —a locality of the province of Alessandria— and also from Fubina, in the Turin area.

E. Rossoni agrees on the derivation from the place name Fubine, in the Alessandria area, without mentioning the variant Fubina.

Geographic distribution: Piedmont

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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