SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Mazzali

Origin and meaning

E. Rossoni places the origin of this surname in the area between Mantua, Reggio Emilia and Modena, that is, in the border strip between Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna. F. De Laurentiis, for his part, considers it of Emilian-Romagnol origin and derives it from the surname or name Mazza.

💡 The surname Mazzali also appears as altered form of the surname Mazza; also variant of the surname Mazzo in other studies consulted in this project.

Geographic distribution: Veneto

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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
  • 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/