SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Orengo

Origin and meaning

Formed from the medieval name of Germanic origin Oréngo, documented from 1226 in Liguria in the Latinized forms Oarengus and then Aurengus. The name, also common in the south-west of France, is the Romance adaptation of a personal name *Audharing of Gothic or perhaps Burgundian tradition, formed of *audha- ("possession, wealth; power") and *harja- ("people in arms, army"), with the patronymic suffix -ing.

Geographic distribution: Western Liguria (epicentre), Piedmont, western Emilia

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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:

  • De Felice, E. (1978). Dizionario dei cognomi italiani. Milano: Mondadori.
  • Rossoni, E. (2002). Origine e storia dei cognomi italiani. Retrieved from https://www.cognomiitaliani.org