SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Galvanino

Origin and meaning

Derived from Galvan, a typical surname of Veneto and Trentino, with the highest concentration in Vicenza. Galvani is very widespread in Lombardy and Emilia Romagna, Verona and Pesaro. GALVANIN is a very rare surname and it is found in Vicenza. Galvanini also very rare, is specific to the area of ??Verona and towns northwest of this city. Galvano is typically Sicilian, derived from the Italian medieval name Galvanus of which we have examples in Catania, in Castiglione di Sicilia: a writing of 129

💡 The surname Galvanino also appears as variant of the surname Galvan in other studies consulted in this project.

Geographic distribution: Vicenza

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This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary integrates the information available in specialized onomastic studies.

Sources

This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary is based on the following specialized onomastic sources:

  • Research conducted by Surnames in Italy, the English-language project of Ancestros Italianos, based on the bibliography cited in the references.