Surname Giorello
Origin and meaning
Giorelli and Giorello are two surnames derived from hypocoristic forms of the name Jorio = Giorio, the old, medieval form of the name George.
They are two very rare surnames, found in isolated pockets of Italy: Giorelli in Bari, while Giorello is found in south-western Piedmont and western Liguria.
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Entry compiled from specialized sources on Italian surname 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.