Surname Milano

Origin and meaning

Present in the municipal territory of Santa Maria la Longa.

💡 The surname Milano also appears as variant of the surname Milani in other studies consulted in this project.

Variants

Geographic distribution: Milano: diffused throughout Italy, especially in the south and in the west of northern Italy. Milanesi: central-northern Italy. Milani: very widespread throughout northern Italy.

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

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:

  • Giordano, E. (2020). I cognomi della provincia di Cuneo. In Storia Cultura Eventi – Il Passatore. Retrieved from the Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/20201009193859/https://sites.google.com/site/frpassatorestoriaculturaeventi/Home-PAGE/i-cognomi
  • Research conducted by Surnames in Italy, the English-language project of Ancestros Italianos, based on the bibliography cited in the references.