SURNAMES IN ITALY

Lauri

This form is an altered form of the surname Lauricella.

Origin and meaning

The authors agree that the surname is of Sicilian origin and derives, according to the most widely accepted hypothesis, from a diminutive of the Latin cognomen Laureola. F. Miranda further notes a second theory: that the surname could result from the fusion of the surnames Lauri and Cella, although he considers it less well supported.

Miranda documents that the surname is found throughout Sicily and, with a more limited presence, in other regions of Italy, among them Lazio, Lombardy, Tuscany, Liguria, Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna, Sardinia and Veneto. Within Sicily, the areas of greatest presence are those of Agrigento, Caltanissetta, Messina, Palermo, Catania and Syracuse; it is also recorded in the Enna area.

E. Rossoni specifies that the origin of the surname is located specifically in the province of Agrigento.

Altered forms and derivatives

Geographic distribution: Sicily, province of Agrigento

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Comparative analysis based on 2 authors: where they agree, the hypothesis is strengthened; where they differ, the alternative interpretations are presented.

Sources

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

  • Rossoni, E. (2002). Origine e storia dei cognomi italiani. Retrieved from https://www.cognomiitaliani.org
  • Miranda, F. (2013). I cognomi di Regalbuto, Catenanuova e Centuripe. Ginevra Bentivoglio EditoriA.