SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Lugato

Origin and meaning

The authors agree that this surname derives from the demonym of the place name Lugo. E. De Felice notes that the toponymic base may correspond to several localities of Veneto: Lugo, in the Venice area; Lugo di Vicenza, in the Vicenza area; and Lugo di Grezzana, in the Verona area. E. Rossoni, for his part, considers it typical of Venice and confines the origin more specifically to the Lugo belonging to that province.

Geographic distribution: Veneto, Venice

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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