SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Lurati

Origin and meaning

E. De Felice notes that this is a northern Lombard surname, formed from the place name Lurate, in the Como area. E. Rossoni specifies that the surname is fairly rare and places it specifically in localities of that same area: Uggiate Trevano, Parè, Como and Olgiate Comasco, linking it to the place name Lurate Caccivio, in the province of Como.

Geographic distribution: Northern Lombardy, 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