SURNAMES IN ITALY

Masero

This form is a variant of the surname Masiero.

Origin and meaning

The authors agree that this surname derives from a nickname and occupational name formed from the northern term masièr or masiè, with the meaning "sharecropper, settler". Its diffusion corresponds to northern Italy.

E. De Felice adds that in Piedmont there exists the dialect variant masoè (also documented as masovè or masè), which gave rise to the form Masoero, while Masiero corresponds to the rest of northern Italy.

Variants

Geographic distribution: The North (Masiero); Piedmont (Masoero)

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This entry brings together what 2 authors propose about the origin of the surname. In some cases they agree and reinforce a single hypothesis; in others, they contribute different views worth considering.

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.
  • 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/