SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Grazzani

Origin and meaning

E. De Felice holds that this surname is of Lombard origin and links it to the place name Grazzano Visconti, a locality in the province of Piacenza.

E. Rossoni agrees with that toponymic derivation, but specifies that the surname is characteristic of the Milan and Lodi areas. He further adds an alternative hypothesis: in some cases it could go back to the medieval Latin name Gracianus.

Geographic distribution: Lombardy

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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