SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Mazzini

Origin and meaning

E. Rossoni notes that this surname is found in central and northern Italy, particularly in Emilia, the northern Marche and the Apennine strip of Tuscany. According to Rossoni, its derivation is varied: it may descend from a nickname linked to a trade or to membership of a military corps, or else from the medieval name of Germanic origin Mazzi or Mazzo.

F. De Laurentiis proposes, for his part, a more direct etymology: the surname would derive from Mazza.

💡 The surname Mazzini also appears as altered form of the surname Mazza; also variants of the surnames Mazzo and Mazzoleni in other studies consulted in this project.

Geographic distribution: Veneto

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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:

  • 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/