SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Ostuni

Origin and meaning

The surname Ostuni is of toponymic origin and derives from the name of the locality of Ostuni, in the province of Brindisi. On this point E. De Felice and E. Rossoni agree, noting that the surname was formed to indicate the geographical provenance of the line from this core of southern Italy.

Along the same lines, E. Rossoni confirms its rootedness in nearby areas of the Italian south, which reinforces its territorial character and its consolidation as a hereditary surname in these regions.

Geographic distribution: Salento

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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