SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Lochis

Origin and meaning

The surname is held to derive from the Greek leukós, meaning "light, bright". It is associated with the Sebino, the lake district around Lake Iseo, in the region of Lombardy.

E. Rossoni notes that the surname is very rare and appears specific to the Bergamo area. Rossoni also stresses that the Lochis family belonged to the nobility of Bergamo with the rank of counts, and that in the middle of the 19th century Guglielmo Lochis served as podestà —an office equivalent to that of mayor— in Bergamo.

Geographic distribution: Lombardy (the Bergamo area)

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