SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Lanzani

Origin and meaning

E. De Felice notes that this is a surname proper to the Milan area, formed from the place name Lanzano.

E. Rossoni agrees in placing the surname in Lombardy, with a predominant presence in the Milan area, and specifies that it derives from the name of the locality of Lanzano, which corresponds to a hamlet of the comune of Tribiano and also to a hamlet of Besana Brianza, both in the Milan area. Rossoni regards these places as the probable points of origin of the founding ancestors of the surname. He further records a presence of the surname in the Brescia area, in particular in Bagnolo Mella.

Geographic distribution: Milan

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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