SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Martucci

Origin and meaning

E. Rossoni notes that this surname would derive from the medieval name Martucius, documented in a deed of 1280 in the Registers of the Angevin Chancery of Naples. Its geographical distribution covers central and southern Italy, with a presence in Lazio, Campania, Molise, Puglia and Calabria. The variant Martuccio appears to be proper to Colle Sannita, in the Benevento area.

F. De Laurentiis proposes, by contrast, that the surname would be a variant of Martini, shortened from Martinucci, which would link it to the Latin name Martinus and hence to the cult of Saint Martin of Tours.

💡 The surname Martucci also appears as altered form of the surname Marta in other studies consulted in this project.

Variants

Geographic distribution: Veneto

📍 You can view how this surname is distributed in Italy: View distribution in Italy (Cognomix)

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:

  • Rossoni, E. (2002). Origine e storia dei cognomi italiani. Retrieved from https://www.cognomiitaliani.org
  • De Laurentiis, F. (2003). Cognomi occhiobellesi. Storia, curiosità, significati e classifiche. Occhiobello: Teatro Polivalente di Occhiobello (T.P.O.). Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20030516113456/http://www.comune.occhiobello.ro.it/cognomi/