SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Lissoni

Origin and meaning

The surname Lissoni is held to originate in the old locality of Lixono, possibly derived from the Latin name Licius or from the base ilicea ("holm oak"), and it appears in merchants' records from the 14th century in Monza.

E. De Felice specifies that this is a surname proper to the Milan area, formed from the place name Lissone, in the province of Milan.

Geographic distribution: Milan

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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:

  • De Felice, E. (1978). Dizionario dei cognomi italiani. Milano: Mondadori.
  • Research conducted by Surnames in Italy, the English-language project of Ancestros Italianos, based on the bibliography cited in the references.