SURNAMES IN ITALY

Lagomarsini

This form is a variant of the surname Lagomarsìno.

Origin and meaning

Scholars agree that this surname derives from the place name Lagomarsino, a locality in the area of Genoa. E. De Felice notes that the surname is very frequent in the city and province of Genoa. E. Rossoni specifies that the form Lagomarsino is concentrated in the Genoa area, with an isolated presence in localities such as Uscio, Lumarzo, San Colombano Certenoli, Chiavari, Recco, and Camogli. Rossoni further notes that a variant, Lagomarsini, is typical of the area of La Spezia, in particular of Ameglia and Castelnuovo Magra.

Variants

Geographic distribution: Genoa

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Drawing on 3 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
  • Research conducted by Surnames in Italy, the English-language project of Ancestros Italianos, based on the bibliography cited in the references.